# HS 100390 Barley global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in barley, other than seed reached $9.9B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +6.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $8.7B | +11.2% | +20% |
| 2014 | $8.0B | -7.6% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | $8.2B | +2.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | $6.3B | -23.2% | -10% |
| 2017 | $7.2B | +13.1% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | $7.7B | +7.6% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | $7.3B | -5.7% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | $7.6B | +5.3% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | $11.2B | +46.5% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | $11.0B | -2.1% | +14.7% |
| 2023 | $11.7B | +6.8% | +15.3% |
| 2024 | $9.9B | -15.5% | -4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $3.2B | +19.2% | 11 |
| Saudi Arabia | $815.2M | -2.4% | 17 |
| Netherlands | $559.7M | +4% | 49 |
| Iran | $544.9M | -9.9% | 17 |
| Belgium | $440.1M | +1.3% | 22 |
| Germany | $352.9M | +2% | 48 |
| Spain | $333.1M | +8.3% | 25 |
| Japan | $312.6M | +1.8% | 9 |
| Tunisia | $291.9M | +21.7% | 15 |
| Brazil | $271.2M | +7.7% | 3 |
| Morocco | $255.5M | +27.8% | 16 |
| Jordan | $215.8M | +2.7% | 12 |

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