# HS 630291 Of Cotton global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in of cotton, excluding terry towelling or similar terry fabrics reached $658.0M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +1.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $708.1M | +1.1% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | $790.6M | +11.7% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | $672.0M | -15% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | $603.4M | -10.2% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | $584.9M | -3.1% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | $620.4M | +6.1% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | $605.1M | -2.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | $529.8M | -12.4% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | $666.5M | +25.8% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | $704.3M | +5.7% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | $623.2M | -11.5% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | $658.0M | +5.6% | -0.4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $127.0M | +3.6% | 86 |
| Germany | $47.5M | +2% | 78 |
| United Kingdom | $37.9M | +0.4% | 64 |
| France | $36.1M | -1.4% | 75 |
| Japan | $35.9M | +0.4% | 40 |
| Netherlands | $31.3M | +2.3% | 74 |
| Italy | $25.4M | +2.5% | 61 |
| Saudi Arabia | $21.7M | +0.8% | 32 |
| Spain | $19.7M | -1.4% | 65 |
| Poland | $18.9M | +10.2% | 60 |
| Canada | $18.8M | +0.1% | 73 |
| Australia | $18.2M | -0.2% | 47 |

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