# HS 611020 Of Cotton global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in of cotton, knitted or crocheted reached $25.9B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2.3%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $21.0B | +6.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | $21.2B | +1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | $19.3B | -9.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | $18.2B | -5.5% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | $19.4B | +6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | $21.3B | +9.6% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | $23.1B | +8.4% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | $21.4B | -7.5% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | $27.9B | +30.3% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | $29.7B | +6.6% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | $25.2B | -15.3% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | $25.9B | +2.9% | -2.4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $7.0B | +0.6% | 120 |
| Germany | $2.3B | +3.3% | 133 |
| Japan | $1.3B | +0% | 86 |
| France | $1.2B | +2.3% | 134 |
| United Kingdom | $1.1B | -2.6% | 105 |
| Italy | $1.0B | +2.3% | 99 |
| Spain | $1.0B | +4.8% | 111 |
| Poland | $799.1M | +17.8% | 115 |
| Netherlands | $772.0M | +3% | 115 |
| Canada | $746.7M | +4.4% | 160 |
| Republic of Korea | $528.0M | +7.9% | 103 |
| China | $500.3M | -0.3% | 101 |

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