# HS 240319 Smoking global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion reached $5.0B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +6.6%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $3.3B | +16.4% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | $3.5B | +5.5% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | $3.1B | -9.6% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | $3.6B | +15.9% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | $4.7B | +29.4% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | $3.7B | -21.8% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | $3.6B | -1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | $4.0B | +9.1% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | $4.0B | +1.1% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | $3.9B | -2.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | $4.6B | +17.9% | +5% |
| 2024 | $5.0B | +8.9% | +7.7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $799.8M | +15% | 64 |
| Algeria | $341.1M | +22.6% | 9 |
| Spain | $331.7M | +8.4% | 32 |
| Italy | $298.7M | +22.6% | 26 |
| United Arab Emirates | $262.6M | +9.6% | 49 |
| Luxembourg | $215.6M | +17.4% | 14 |
| Iraq | $189.2M | +81.5% | 10 |
| France | $160.2M | -3.8% | 20 |
| Poland | $156.4M | +4.6% | 29 |
| Iran | $126.1M | -6.4% | 6 |
| United Kingdom | $114.9M | -7.9% | 33 |
| Egypt | $105.8M | +2.6% | 18 |

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