# HS 010129 Live global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in live, other than pure-bred breeding animals reached $2.3B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +4.2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.1B | +9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | $1.2B | +15.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | $1.2B | +1.6% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | $1.2B | -1.1% | +5% |
| 2017 | $1.3B | +9.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | $1.5B | +14.5% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | $1.8B | +19.9% | +14.5% |
| 2020 | $1.7B | -6.8% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | $2.1B | +24.3% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | $2.1B | -3.3% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | $2.1B | +2.9% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $2.3B | +6.5% | +1.9% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $683.2M | +5.4% | 57 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $647.0M | +2.4% | 10 |
| Australia | $103.4M | +4.7% | 14 |
| China | $90.9M | +11.1% | 12 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $86.1M | +5.2% | 30 |
| United Kingdom | $83.0M | +39.3% | 40 |
| Mexico | $73.8M | -1.4% | 16 |
| Canada | $60.7M | -1.3% | 23 |
| Japan | $51.2M | -2.4% | 16 |
| Italy | $39.9M | +0.8% | 30 |
| Germany | $33.2M | +12.9% | 38 |
| Netherlands | $31.1M | +8.6% | 53 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-19._