# WTO Tables A22 and A23, 1999 edition (trade data for 1998) **Edition:** 1999 **Data year:** 1998 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, 1998 | Economy | Value 1998 (US$ bn) | Share 1980 (%) | Share 1985 (%) | Share 1990 (%) | Share 1998 (%) | Change 1990-98 (% p.a.) | Change 1996 (%) | Change 1997 (%) | Change 1998 (%) | |:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:| | **Exporters** | | | | | | | | | | | European Union (EU-15, added up) | 60 | 43.4 | ... | 45.2 | 40.3 | 2 | -1 | -4 | 2 | |     Extra-EU | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | | Hong Kong, China | 13 | 3.2 | ... | 7.9 | 8.7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | -11 | | China | 13 | 4.6 | ... | 6.9 | 8.6 | 7 | -13 | 14 | -7 | | Korea, Republic of | 11 | 4.0 | ... | 5.8 | 7.5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | -15 | | Chinese Taipei | 11 | 3.2 | ... | 5.9 | 7.4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | -13 | | United States of America | 9 | 6.8 | ... | 4.8 | 6.1 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 0 | | Japan | 6 | 9.3 | ... | 5.6 | 4.0 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -12 | | India | 5 | 2.4 | ... | 2.1 | 3.0 | 10 | 13 | 6 | -13 | | Pakistan | 4 | 1.6 | ... | 2.6 | 2.9 | 6 | 16 | -6 | -7 | | Türkiye | 4 | 0.6 | ... | 1.4 | 2.4 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 6 | | **Above 10** | 136 | 79.2 | ... | 88.1 | 90.9 | - | - | - | - | | **Importers** | | | | | | | | | | | European Union (EU-15, added up) | 54 | 40.2 | 35.5 | 42.7 | 34.9 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 5 | |     Extra-EU | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | | Hong Kong, China | 13 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 4 | -2 | -2 | -17 | | United States of America | 13 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 8 | | China | 11 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | -10 | | Japan | 4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 2 | -5 | -25 | | Canada | 4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 4 | | Mexico | 3 | 0.2 | ... | 0.9 | 2.2 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 20 | | Poland (1) | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 14 | | Türkiye | 2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 0 | | Korea, Republic of | 2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2 | -3 | -7 | -38 | | **Above 10** | 111 | 58.7 | ... | 72.7 | 71.6 | - | - | - | - | (1) Break in series (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 1998: 114 exporters, 124 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. 1990-98 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, 1998 | Economy | Value 1998 (US$ bn) | Share 1980 (%) | Share 1985 (%) | Share 1990 (%) | Share 1998 (%) | Change 1990-98 (% p.a.) | Change 1996 (%) | Change 1997 (%) | Change 1998 (%) | |:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:| | **Exporters** | | | | | | | | | | | European Union (EU-15, added up) | 53 | 34.6 | ... | 35.1 | 28.4 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 4 | |     Extra-EU | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | | China | 30 | 4.0 | ... | 8.9 | 16.2 | 15 | 4 | 27 | -6 | | Hong Kong, China | 22 | 12.3 | ... | 14.2 | 11.9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | | United States of America | 9 | 3.1 | ... | 2.4 | 4.7 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 1 | | Türkiye | 7 | 0.3 | ... | 3.1 | 3.8 | 10 | -1 | 10 | 5 | | Mexico | 7 | 0.0 | ... | 0.5 | 3.6 | 35 | 37 | 50 | 17 | | India | 5 | 1.7 | ... | 2.3 | 2.6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | | Korea, Republic of | 5 | 7.3 | ... | 7.3 | 2.5 | -6 | -15 | -1 | 11 | | Bangladesh | 4 | 0.0 | ... | 0.6 | 2.0 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 41 | | Thailand | 4 | 0.7 | ... | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3 | -26 | -1 | -4 | | **Above 10** | 144 | 63.8 | ... | 77.1 | 77.6 | - | - | - | - | | **Importers** | | | | | | | | | | | European Union (EU-15, added up) | 78 | 47.9 | 34.5 | 45.2 | 40.9 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 6 | |     Extra-EU | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | | United States of America | 56 | 16.4 | 31.9 | 24.0 | 29.1 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 11 | | Japan | 15 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7 | 5 | -15 | -12 | | Hong Kong, China | 14 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | -5 | | Mexico | 4 | 0.3 | ... | 0.5 | 2.0 | 26 | 25 | 40 | 12 | | Switzerland | 4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0 | -4 | -8 | 4 | | Canada | 3 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 4 | -5 | 18 | 8 | | Australia | 2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | Norway | 1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 3 | | Singapore | 1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -22 | | **Above 10** | 178 | 77.8 | ... | 91.4 | 92.8 | - | - | - | - | **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 1998: 116 exporters, 122 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. 1990-98 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).