# HS 020500 Of Horses global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen reached $402.6M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -0.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $456.3M | -15% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | $432.9M | -5.1% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | $368.1M | -15% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | $349.2M | -5.1% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | $398.9M | +14.2% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | $479.5M | +20.2% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | $410.9M | -14.3% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | $359.4M | -12.5% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | $357.0M | -0.7% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | $352.6M | -1.2% | -5% |
| 2023 | $437.1M | +24% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | $402.6M | -7.9% | +4.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | $129.3M | +3.9% | 16 |
| China | $71.9M | +5.9% | 4 |
| Belgium | $56.5M | +2.4% | 15 |
| France | $37.6M | -3.5% | 17 |
| Japan | $32.9M | -5.7% | 10 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $21.9M | -6.1% | 18 |
| Netherlands | $10.7M | -9.7% | 22 |
| Germany | $10.3M | -1.6% | 23 |
| Kazakhstan | $7.6M | +4.1% | 5 |
| Russia | $5.9M | -23.2% | 4 |
| Bulgaria | $2.8M | -1% | 7 |
| Poland | $2.7M | +24.5% | 7 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._