HS 52HS chapter
Cotton
Global trade in cotton during 2023, with the top exporting and importing countries. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$22.86B
Reported exports (2023)
$20.11B
Reported imports (2023)
50
Exporting countries
Global merchandise trade in cotton totaled approximately $22.86 billion in reported exports during 2023, with 50 countries acting as exporters in CEPII BACI. USA led the field with $5.90 billion in exports — 25.8% of the global market.
This page aggregates every HS6 product line within HS chapter 52. Country-level numbers reflect the sum of all subcategories that BACI reports. See methodology for caveats around mirror reconciliation and known data limitations, or data sources for the underlying CEPII BACI release.
Top exporters
1
USA
USA$5.90B
25.8%
2
Brazil
Brazil$3.07B
13.4%
3
Australia
Australia$2.80B
12.3%
4
India
India$2.47B
10.8%
5
Pakistan
Pakistan$2.05B
9.0%
6
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan$1.50B
6.6%
7
Viet Nam
Viet Nam$723.89M
3.2%
8
Türkiye
Türkiye$578.43M
2.5%
9
Benin
Benin$522.10M
2.3%
10
Greece
Greece$469.66M
2.1%
11
Egypt
Egypt$317.52M
1.4%
12
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso$264.73M
1.2%
13
Sudan
Sudan$246.64M
1.1%
14
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire$222.11M
1.0%
15
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan$152.47M
0.7%
16
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan$141.90M
0.6%
17
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan$135.54M
0.6%
18
Afghanistan
Afghanistan$135.05M
0.6%
19
Dominican Rep.
Dominican Rep.$124.25M
0.5%
20
United Rep. of Tanzania
United Rep. of Tanzania$118.41M
0.5%
21
Tajikistan
Tajikistan$116.48M
0.5%
22
Bangladesh
Bangladesh$66.20M
0.3%
23
Togo
Togo$61.01M
0.3%
24
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka$59.87M
0.3%
25
Guatemala
Guatemala$55.61M
0.2%
Top importers
1Bangladesh
Bangladesh$4.67B
23.2%
2
China
China$4.43B
22.0%
3Viet Nam
Viet Nam$2.48B
12.3%
4Türkiye
Türkiye$1.58B
7.9%
5Pakistan
Pakistan$1.42B
7.0%
6
Indonesia
Indonesia$799.45M
4.0%
7
Honduras
Honduras$641.45M
3.2%
8Egypt
Egypt$305.02M
1.5%
9Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka$262.29M
1.3%
10Dominican Rep.
Dominican Rep.$250.07M
1.2%
11
Senegal
Senegal$249.00M
1.2%
12Benin
Benin$241.84M
1.2%
13
Cambodia
Cambodia$228.63M
1.1%
14Guatemala
Guatemala$215.57M
1.1%
15
Nigeria
Nigeria$207.92M
1.0%
16
Mali
Mali$202.52M
1.0%
17
China, Macao SAR
China, Macao SAR$176.68M
0.9%
18
Nicaragua
Nicaragua$156.27M
0.8%
19
Gambia
Gambia$154.86M
0.8%
20
Iran
Iran$140.69M
0.7%
21
Haiti
Haiti$137.85M
0.7%
22
Tunisia
Tunisia$136.27M
0.7%
23
El Salvador
El Salvador$134.31M
0.7%
24
Ghana
Ghana$133.55M
0.7%
25Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire$100.62M
0.5%