# WTO Tables A22 and A23, 1997 edition (trade data for 1996)

**Edition:** 1997  
**Data year:** 1996

Source: WTO Timeseries (ITS_MTV_AX, ITS_MTV_AM) via WTO Timeseries API v1 (api.wto.org). Values in US$ billion; shares of world exports/imports in per cent; changes in per cent.

## Table A22: Top 10 exporters and importers of textiles, 1996

| Economy | Value 1996 (US$ bn) | Share 1980 (%) | Share 1985 (%) | Share 1990 (%) | Share 1996 (%) | Change 1990-96 (% p.a.) | Change 1994 (%) | Change 1995 (%) | Change 1996 (%) |
|:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| **Exporters** | | | | | | | | | |
| European Union (EU-15, added up) | 61 | 43.4 | ... | 45.2 | 40.3 | 3 | 13 | 22 | -1 |
|     Extra-EU | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hong Kong, China | 14 | 3.2 | ... | 7.9 | 9.3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Korea, Republic of | 13 | 4.0 | ... | 5.8 | 8.3 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 3 |
| China | 12 | 4.6 | ... | 6.9 | 7.9 | 9 | 36 | 18 | -13 |
| Chinese Taipei | 12 | 3.2 | ... | 5.9 | 7.9 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 1 |
| United States of America | 8 | 6.8 | ... | 4.8 | 5.2 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| Japan | 7 | 9.3 | ... | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 |
| India | 5 | 2.4 | ... | 2.1 | 3.2 | 15 | 31 | 14 | 13 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1.6 | ... | 2.6 | 3.2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 16 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 0.1 | ... | 1.2 | 1.9 | 15 | -5 | 9 | 4 |
| **Above 10** | 140 | 78.7 | ... | 88.0 | 91.7 | - | - | - | - |
| **Importers** | | | | | | | | | |
| European Union (EU-15, added up) | 52 | 40.2 | 35.5 | 42.7 | 33.2 | 1 | 16 | 17 | -1 |
|     Extra-EU | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hong Kong, China | 17 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 8 | 20 | 10 | -2 |
| China | 12 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 10 |
| United States of America | 11 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| Japan | 6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 7 | 31 | 16 | 2 |
| Korea, Republic of | 4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 12 | 29 | 19 | -3 |
| Canada | 3 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| Poland | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 46 | 21 | 20 | 9 |
| Mexico | 2 | 0.2 | ... | 0.9 | 1.4 | 14 | 13 | -18 | 26 |
| United Arab Emirates (1) | 2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | -1 |
| **Above 10** | 111 | 59.4 | ... | 73.1 | 70.6 | - | - | - | - |

(1) Estimate (as flagged by WTO).

**Notes:**

* The EU is ranked as one economy; its member states are not ranked. Extra-EU (the EU's trade with non-members) is shown beneath it and is not ranked.
* Before 2000 the EU figure is added up from the member states of each year (EC-9 in 1980, EC-10 in 1981-1985, EC-12 in 1986-1994, EU-15 in 1995-1999), the United Kingdom included; economies that joined later are ranked on their own. Extra-EU cannot be added up and shows "...". If a member state has no data for a year, the EU shows "...".
* EU changes and growth rates before 2000 compare the same member states in both years: those of the later year, added up for the earlier year too (for example, the change for 1995 is the EU-15 in 1995 against the same 15 in 1994), so they do not count an enlargement as growth. EU values and shares are for the members of each year.
* Economies ranked in 1996: 114 exporters, 119 importers.
* "Above 10" is the sum of the ten ranked economies. "..." means not available.
* WTO publishes no world total for textiles exports in 1985, so the shares for that year show "...".
* Shares are of world textiles exports or imports. 1990-96 is the compound annual rate of change.
* Figures for every year are as WTO published them on 2026-09-29; WTO revises past figures, so they can differ from the printed review.
* Source: WTO Timeseries, indicators ITS_MTV_AX and ITS_MTV_AM, product MATE (SITC 65), via WTO Timeseries API v1 (api.wto.org).

## Table A23: Top 10 exporters and importers of clothing, 1996

| Economy | Value 1996 (US$ bn) | Share 1980 (%) | Share 1985 (%) | Share 1990 (%) | Share 1996 (%) | Change 1990-96 (% p.a.) | Change 1994 (%) | Change 1995 (%) | Change 1996 (%) |
|:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| **Exporters** | | | | | | | | | |
| European Union (EU-15, added up) | 53 | 34.6 | ... | 35.1 | 31.7 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 9 |
|     Extra-EU | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | 25 | 4.0 | ... | 8.9 | 15.1 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 4 |
| Hong Kong, China | 22 | 12.3 | ... | 14.2 | 13.2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| United States of America | 8 | 3.1 | ... | 2.4 | 4.5 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 13 |
| Türkiye | 6 | 0.3 | ... | 3.1 | 3.7 | 11 | 6 | 34 | -1 |
| Korea, Republic of | 4 | 7.3 | ... | 7.3 | 2.5 | -10 | -8 | -12 | -15 |
| India | 4 | 1.7 | ... | 2.3 | 2.5 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 3 |
| Mexico | 4 | 0.0 | ... | 0.5 | 2.3 | 36 | 44 | 61 | 37 |
| Thailand | 4 | 0.7 | ... | 2.6 | 2.2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -26 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 0.2 | ... | 1.5 | 2.2 | 14 | -8 | 5 | 6 |
| **Above 10** | 133 | 64.1 | ... | 78.0 | 79.9 | - | - | - | - |
| **Importers** | | | | | | | | | |
| European Union (EU-15, added up) | 75 | 47.9 | 34.5 | 45.2 | 43.5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
|     Extra-EU | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United States of America | 43 | 16.4 | 31.9 | 24.0 | 25.3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Japan | 20 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 11.5 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 5 |
| Hong Kong, China | 14 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | -4 |
| Canada | 3 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -5 |
| Mexico | 2 | 0.3 | ... | 0.5 | 1.4 | 27 | 40 | 5 | 25 |
| Singapore | 2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 5 |
| Korea, Republic of | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 47 | 93 | 55 | 40 |
| Australia | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
| **Above 10** | 164 | 76.1 | ... | 90.4 | 95.9 | - | - | - | - |

**Notes:**

* The EU is ranked as one economy; its member states are not ranked. Extra-EU (the EU's trade with non-members) is shown beneath it and is not ranked.
* Before 2000 the EU figure is added up from the member states of each year (EC-9 in 1980, EC-10 in 1981-1985, EC-12 in 1986-1994, EU-15 in 1995-1999), the United Kingdom included; economies that joined later are ranked on their own. Extra-EU cannot be added up and shows "...". If a member state has no data for a year, the EU shows "...".
* EU changes and growth rates before 2000 compare the same member states in both years: those of the later year, added up for the earlier year too (for example, the change for 1995 is the EU-15 in 1995 against the same 15 in 1994), so they do not count an enlargement as growth. EU values and shares are for the members of each year.
* Economies ranked in 1996: 113 exporters, 118 importers.
* "Above 10" is the sum of the ten ranked economies. "..." means not available.
* WTO publishes no world total for clothing exports in 1985, so the shares for that year show "...".
* Shares are of world clothing exports or imports. 1990-96 is the compound annual rate of change.
* Figures for every year are as WTO published them on 2026-09-29; WTO revises past figures, so they can differ from the printed review.
* Source: WTO Timeseries, indicators ITS_MTV_AX and ITS_MTV_AM, product MACL (SITC 84), via WTO Timeseries API v1 (api.wto.org).