# HS 851830 Headphones And Earphones global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers reached $20.6B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +8.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $8.2B | +3.9% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | $8.1B | -1.2% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | $8.2B | +1.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | $8.5B | +3.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | $10.2B | +19.6% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | $11.8B | +16.2% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | $13.7B | +16% | +17.3% |
| 2020 | $16.1B | +17.2% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | $19.1B | +18.8% | +17.3% |
| 2022 | $18.5B | -3% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | $17.7B | -4.4% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | $20.6B | +16.2% | +2.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $5.1B | +27.5% | 105 |
| Germany | $1.6B | +13.1% | 99 |
| United Kingdom | $814.5M | +7.9% | 93 |
| Canada | $723.5M | +4.3% | 89 |
| Netherlands | $692.3M | +5.9% | 102 |
| France | $640.9M | +9% | 114 |
| Japan | $631.2M | -1.6% | 49 |
| United Arab Emirates | $609.8M | +10.7% | 92 |
| Italy | $504.0M | +21.6% | 56 |
| India | $503.3M | +9.2% | 57 |
| Australia | $482.5M | +4.9% | 58 |
| Spain | $469.0M | +16.6% | 89 |

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