# WTO Tables A22 and A23, 2001 edition (trade data for 2000)

**Edition:** 2001  
**Data year:** 2000

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, 2000

| Economy | Value 2000 (US$ bn) | Share 1980 (%) | Share 1985 (%) | Share 1990 (%) | Share 2000 (%) | Change 1990-00 (% p.a.) | Change 1998 (%) | Change 1999 (%) | Change 2000 (%) |
|:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| **Exporters** | | | | | | | | | |
| European Union | 52 | 43.4 | ... | 45.2 | 33.4 | ... | 2 | -8 | ... |
|     Extra-EU | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 11.5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | 16 | 4.6 | ... | 6.9 | 10.3 | 8 | -7 | 2 | 24 |
| Hong Kong, China | 13 | 3.2 | ... | 7.9 | 8.6 | 5 | -11 | -6 | 10 |
| Korea, Republic of | 13 | 4.0 | ... | 5.8 | 8.1 | 8 | -15 | 3 | 9 |
| Chinese Taipei | 12 | 3.2 | ... | 5.9 | 7.6 | 7 | -13 | -2 | 9 |
| United States of America | 11 | 6.8 | ... | 4.8 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Japan | 7 | 9.3 | ... | 5.6 | 4.5 | 2 | -12 | 11 | 6 |
| India | 6 | 2.4 | ... | 2.1 | 3.6 | 10 | -13 | 12 | 10 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1.6 | ... | 2.6 | 2.9 | 5 | -7 | -1 | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 6.0 | ... | 4.2 | 2.7 | -1 | 2 | -10 | -16 |
| **Above 10** | 139 | 78.6 | ... | 86.8 | 88.7 | - | - | - | - |
| **Importers** | | | | | | | | | |
| European Union | 49 | 40.2 | 35.5 | 42.7 | 29.7 | ... | 5 | -10 | ... |
|     Extra-EU | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 9.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United States of America | 15 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Hong Kong, China | 14 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 3 | -17 | -7 | 9 |
| China | 13 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 9 | -10 | 0 | 16 |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | -10 | -3 |
| Mexico | 6 | 0.2 | ... | 0.9 | 3.5 | 19 | 20 | 41 | 20 |
| Japan | 5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2 | -25 | 4 | 9 |
| Canada | 4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Korea, Republic of | 3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 6 | -38 | 35 | 12 |
| Türkiye | 2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 14 | 0 | -18 | 11 |
| **Above 10** | 118 | 58.2 | ... | 72.5 | 71.6 | - | - | - | - |

**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.
* From 2000 the EU figure is WTO's own series for today's 27 member states (EU-27), in every year, including years when the membership was different. The United Kingdom is ranked on its own.
* 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.
* Break at 2000: EU figures before 2000 (members of that year, added up) and from 2000 (WTO's EU-27) are on different bases, so no EU change or growth rate is shown across 2000.
* Economies ranked in 2000: 136 exporters, 137 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 "...".
* In the "Above 10" shares for years before 2000, the United Kingdom is counted once, as part of the added-up EU, not a second time on its own.
* Shares are of world textiles exports or imports. 1990-00 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, 2000

| Economy | Value 2000 (US$ bn) | Share 1980 (%) | Share 1985 (%) | Share 1990 (%) | Share 2000 (%) | Change 1990-00 (% p.a.) | Change 1998 (%) | Change 1999 (%) | Change 2000 (%) |
|:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| **Exporters** | | | | | | | | | |
| European Union | 52 | 34.6 | ... | 35.1 | 26.4 | ... | 4 | -5 | ... |
|     Extra-EU | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 8.1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | 36 | 4.0 | ... | 8.9 | 18.2 | 14 | -6 | 0 | 20 |
| Hong Kong, China | 24 | 12.3 | ... | 14.2 | 12.2 | 5 | -4 | 1 | 8 |
| United States of America | 9 | 3.1 | ... | 2.4 | 4.4 | 13 | 1 | -6 | 5 |
| Mexico | 9 | 0.0 | ... | 0.5 | 4.4 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 11 |
| Türkiye | 7 | 0.3 | ... | 3.1 | 3.3 | 7 | 5 | -8 | 0 |
| India | 6 | 1.7 | ... | 2.3 | 3.0 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 16 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 0.0 | ... | 0.6 | 2.6 | 23 | 41 | 2 | 31 |
| Korea, Republic of | 5 | 7.3 | ... | 7.3 | 2.5 | -4 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 0.2 | ... | 1.5 | 2.4 | 11 | -9 | 47 | 23 |
| **Above 10** | 157 | 63.4 | ... | 76.0 | 79.4 | - | - | - | - |
| **Importers** | | | | | | | | | |
| European Union | 66 | 47.9 | 34.5 | 45.2 | 32.7 | ... | 6 | -2 | ... |
|     Extra-EU | 33 | ... | ... | ... | 16.4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United States of America | 64 | 16.4 | 31.9 | 24.0 | 31.7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 9 |
| Japan | 20 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 8 | -12 | 11 | 20 |
| Hong Kong, China | 16 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 9 | -5 | 3 | 8 |
| United Kingdom | 15 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| Canada | 4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| Mexico | 4 | 0.3 | ... | 0.5 | 1.8 | 20 | 12 | -3 | -1 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | -1 | 4 | -3 | -7 |
| Singapore | 2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 7 | -22 | 17 | 14 |
| Australia | 2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| **Above 10** | 196 | 76.1 | ... | 90.3 | 96.4 | - | - | - | - |

**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.
* From 2000 the EU figure is WTO's own series for today's 27 member states (EU-27), in every year, including years when the membership was different. The United Kingdom is ranked on its own.
* 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.
* Break at 2000: EU figures before 2000 (members of that year, added up) and from 2000 (WTO's EU-27) are on different bases, so no EU change or growth rate is shown across 2000.
* Economies ranked in 2000: 137 exporters, 135 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 "...".
* In the "Above 10" shares for years before 2000, the United Kingdom is counted once, as part of the added-up EU, not a second time on its own.
* Shares are of world clothing exports or imports. 1990-00 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).