This latest update of this series of reports contains the most recent comprehensive statistical data, information and insight into global textile and clothing trade. The report identifies key trends, and includes information on textile and clothing deficits and surpluses and it analyses the trade activities of the world’s leading textile and clothing exporting and importing countries and regions.
The report presents a wealth of information and it is essential for anyone involved in buying or sourcing textiles and clothing. World textile and clothing trade fell to US$777 bn in 2020, although this was still its fourth highest level on record. The world’s biggest exporter of textiles in 2020 was China, followed by the EU and India. China was also the world's biggest exporter of clothing, followed by the EU and Vietnam.
Meanwhile, the EU was the world’s biggest importer of textiles, followed by the USA, and it was the world’s biggest importer of clothing, followed by the USA, the UK and Japan.
Table of Contents
SUMMARY
TEXTILE AND CLOTHING TRADE
- Textiles and clothing
TEXTILE AND CLOTHING TRADE DEFICITS AND SURPLUSES
- Deficits
- Surpluses
LEADING TEXTILE AND CLOTHING EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS
- Leading textile exporters
- Leading textile importers
- Leading clothing exporters
- Leading clothing importers
STATISTICAL APPENDIX
List of tables
Table 1: World trade in textiles and clothing, 2020
Table 2: US textile and clothing trade, 2005-20
Table 3: Textile and clothing trade balances, selected countries, 2005-20
Table 4: The world’s leading exporters and importers of textiles, 2000-20
Table 5: The world’s leading exporters and importers of clothing, 2000-20
Table 6: Trends in average exchange rates against the US dollar: selected countries and the EU, 2017-25
Table 7: Trade in textiles and clothing for selected economies, 1990-2020
