# HS 120740 Sesamum Seeds global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in sesamum seeds, whether or not broken reached $4.7B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +6.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $3.0B | +41.5% | +19.6% |
| 2014 | $3.7B | +22.9% | +25.4% |
| 2015 | $3.3B | -13% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | $2.5B | -23.8% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | $2.3B | -6% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | $3.0B | +27.9% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | $3.5B | +16.5% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | $3.6B | +3.1% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | $3.8B | +7.1% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | $3.6B | -7.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | $4.4B | +25% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | $4.7B | +5% | +6.7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $1.8B | +9.5% | 35 |
| Turkey | $409.6M | +13% | 59 |
| Japan | $325.7M | +3.5% | 36 |
| India | $202.8M | +7.9% | 29 |
| Republic of Korea | $166.1M | +2.1% | 41 |
| Israel | $110.9M | -1% | 29 |
| Germany | $97.8M | +4.6% | 82 |
| Egypt | $96.9M | -4.4% | 14 |
| Saudi Arabia | $95.6M | +2.4% | 40 |
| USA | $82.6M | +2.2% | 48 |
| Viet Nam | $80.5M | +2.3% | 30 |
| Greece | $80.2M | +9.4% | 42 |

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