# Cocoa beans (HS4 1801) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cocoa beans at HS4 1801, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cocoa beans subsector recorded $16.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +78.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $16.5B |
| Latest annual change | +78.5% |
| Active exporters | 150 |
| Active importers | 165 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.4B | 812 | 1 |
| 1996 | $3.1B | 804 | 1 |
| 1997 | $2.6B | 776 | 1 |
| 1998 | $2.9B | 767 | 1 |
| 1999 | $2.8B | 823 | 1 |
| 2000 | $2.0B | 838 | 1 |
| 2001 | $2.2B | 786 | 1 |
| 2002 | $3.4B | 936 | 1 |
| 2003 | $4.3B | 950 | 1 |
| 2004 | $4.2B | 903 | 1 |
| 2005 | $4.2B | 976 | 1 |
| 2006 | $4.4B | 949 | 1 |
| 2007 | $5.1B | 1,026 | 1 |
| 2008 | $6.5B | 1,075 | 1 |
| 2009 | $8.5B | 1,243 | 1 |
| 2010 | $8.3B | 1,261 | 1 |
| 2011 | $9.8B | 1,259 | 1 |
| 2012 | $8.4B | 1,294 | 1 |
| 2013 | $7.3B | 1,421 | 1 |
| 2014 | $8.3B | 1,525 | 1 |
| 2015 | $9.3B | 1,689 | 1 |
| 2016 | $8.7B | 1,646 | 1 |
| 2017 | $8.2B | 1,740 | 1 |
| 2018 | $8.5B | 1,837 | 1 |
| 2019 | $8.4B | 1,830 | 1 |
| 2020 | $8.2B | 1,812 | 1 |
| 2021 | $9.4B | 1,984 | 1 |
| 2022 | $7.8B | 2,069 | 1 |
| 2023 | $9.3B | 2,092 | 1 |
| 2024 | $16.5B | 2,181 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Côte d\'Ivoire to Netherlands: $1.2B; growth +16.8%.
- Nigeria to Netherlands: $693.1M; growth +42.5%.
- Netherlands to Germany: $644.0M; growth +35.1%.
- Cameroon to Netherlands: $558.0M; growth +17.8%.
- Nigeria to Malaysia: $507.7M; growth +58.4%.
- Ecuador to Malaysia: $496.0M; growth +82.3%.
- Malaysia to Singapore: $475.4M; growth +33.1%.
- Côte d\'Ivoire to Belgium: $457.9M; growth -2.6%.
- Côte d\'Ivoire to Malaysia: $448.0M; growth -0.2%.
- Côte d\'Ivoire to Germany: $404.6M; growth +16.3%.

## HS6 products

- Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted (HS6 180100)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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