# Cotton (HS4 5203) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cotton at HS4 5203, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cotton subsector recorded $230.9M in reported global trade in 2024, with -52.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $230.9M |
| Latest annual change | -52.3% |
| Active exporters | 117 |
| Active importers | 165 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $109.7M | 944 | 1 |
| 1996 | $134.9M | 1,046 | 1 |
| 1997 | $165.9M | 991 | 1 |
| 1998 | $160.3M | 1,035 | 1 |
| 1999 | $146.1M | 1,136 | 1 |
| 2000 | $152.2M | 1,298 | 1 |
| 2001 | $128.6M | 1,177 | 1 |
| 2002 | $134.4M | 1,253 | 1 |
| 2003 | $204.2M | 1,311 | 1 |
| 2004 | $204.8M | 1,323 | 1 |
| 2005 | $197.6M | 1,417 | 1 |
| 2006 | $204.6M | 1,361 | 1 |
| 2007 | $240.5M | 1,332 | 1 |
| 2008 | $280.8M | 1,328 | 1 |
| 2009 | $272.4M | 1,373 | 1 |
| 2010 | $359.9M | 1,348 | 1 |
| 2011 | $399.3M | 1,320 | 1 |
| 2012 | $615.6M | 1,396 | 1 |
| 2013 | $415.4M | 1,442 | 1 |
| 2014 | $376.2M | 1,435 | 1 |
| 2015 | $337.9M | 1,428 | 1 |
| 2016 | $351.0M | 1,397 | 1 |
| 2017 | $347.5M | 1,455 | 1 |
| 2018 | $455.1M | 1,427 | 1 |
| 2019 | $417.9M | 1,446 | 1 |
| 2020 | $382.5M | 1,372 | 1 |
| 2021 | $287.0M | 1,413 | 1 |
| 2022 | $591.1M | 1,430 | 1 |
| 2023 | $483.8M | 1,383 | 1 |
| 2024 | $230.9M | 1,318 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- India to Viet Nam: $47.2M; growth +1.7%.
- Afghanistan to Pakistan: $23.6M; growth +18.7%.
- Indonesia to Viet Nam: $12.8M; growth -0.7%.
- Bangladesh to Viet Nam: $8.9M; growth +126.1%.
- India to China: $8.3M; growth +46.8%.
- Poland to France: $6.5M; growth -14%.
- Uzbekistan to Viet Nam: $5.2M; growth +1.5%.
- United Rep. of Tanzania to Pakistan: $5.0M; growth -39.7%.
- Republic of Korea to Japan: $3.4M; growth -6.2%.
- Republic of Korea to Viet Nam: $3.4M; growth -11.5%.

## HS6 products

- Cotton: carded or combed (HS6 520300)

## 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/)
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