HS 01HS chapter
Live animals
Global trade in live animals during 2023, with the top exporting and importing countries. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$11.38B
Reported exports (2023)
$8.30B
Reported imports (2023)
50
Exporting countries
Global merchandise trade in live animals totaled approximately $11.38 billion in reported exports during 2023, with 50 countries acting as exporters in CEPII BACI. France led the field with $1.85 billion in exports — 16.3% of the global market.
This page aggregates every HS6 product line within HS chapter 01. 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
France
France$1.85B
16.3%
2
Denmark
Denmark$1.48B
13.0%
3
Canada
Canada$1.24B
10.9%
4
Mexico
Mexico$1.09B
9.5%
5
Sudan
Sudan$866.33M
7.6%
6
Australia
Australia$718.52M
6.3%
7
Ireland
Ireland$513.45M
4.5%
8
Somalia
Somalia$494.52M
4.3%
9
Brazil
Brazil$487.04M
4.3%
10
Iran
Iran$336.84M
3.0%
11
Romania
Romania$305.51M
2.7%
12
Uruguay
Uruguay$239.62M
2.1%
13
Colombia
Colombia$229.41M
2.0%
14
Croatia
Croatia$172.17M
1.5%
15
Oman
Oman$169.77M
1.5%
16
Georgia
Georgia$131.86M
1.2%
17
Cambodia
Cambodia$118.37M
1.0%
18
Jordan
Jordan$112.14M
1.0%
19
Namibia
Namibia$99.57M
0.9%
20
Mauritius
Mauritius$95.69M
0.8%
21
Bulgaria
Bulgaria$92.18M
0.8%
22
Slovenia
Slovenia$87.84M
0.8%
23
New Zealand
New Zealand$84.75M
0.7%
24
Latvia
Latvia$60.34M
0.5%
25
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan$51.80M
0.5%
Top importers
1
Italy
Italy$1.78B
21.5%
2
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia$1.17B
14.1%
3
China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR$756.04M
9.1%
4
Poland
Poland$704.54M
8.5%
5
Türkiye
Türkiye$669.92M
8.1%
6
Lebanon
Lebanon$506.13M
6.1%
7Oman
Oman$344.90M
4.2%
8
Kuwait
Kuwait$277.30M
3.3%
9Ireland
Ireland$276.62M
3.3%
10
Israel
Israel$265.21M
3.2%
11Jordan
Jordan$233.44M
2.8%
12
Portugal
Portugal$197.64M
2.4%
13
Iraq
Iraq$161.17M
1.9%
14
Egypt
Egypt$156.62M
1.9%
15Croatia
Croatia$150.80M
1.8%
16
Morocco
Morocco$149.74M
1.8%
17
Qatar
Qatar$87.51M
1.1%
18
Libya
Libya$84.80M
1.0%
19
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan$56.03M
0.7%
20
State of Palestine
State of Palestine$46.21M
0.6%
21
China, Macao SAR
China, Macao SAR$41.29M
0.5%
22
Montenegro
Montenegro$40.58M
0.5%
23
Albania
Albania$38.16M
0.5%
24
Syria
Syria$31.61M
0.4%
25Georgia
Georgia$27.76M
0.3%