# HS 490199 Books global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91 reached $12.4B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -2.2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $13.7B | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | $14.1B | +3.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | $13.1B | -7.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | $12.9B | -1.6% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | $13.2B | +2.6% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | $14.2B | +7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | $13.8B | -2.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | $12.3B | -11% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | $13.8B | +12.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | $13.2B | -3.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | $12.6B | -4.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | $12.4B | -1.8% | -3.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $2.0B | +2.2% | 146 |
| Germany | $1.2B | -2.6% | 152 |
| Canada | $874.5M | -2.8% | 159 |
| France | $694.5M | +0.5% | 160 |
| United Kingdom | $671.4M | -10.9% | 144 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $426.4M | -0.6% | 142 |
| Austria | $387.3M | -0.3% | 119 |
| Netherlands | $372.2M | +3% | 142 |
| Belgium | $367.7M | +2.1% | 127 |
| Spain | $336.6M | +0.5% | 127 |
| Poland | $334.8M | -7.4% | 111 |
| Mexico | $292.7M | +1.2% | 77 |

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