# WTO Tables A22 and A23, 2006 edition (trade data for 2005)

**Edition:** 2006  
**Data year:** 2005

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, 2005

| Economy | Value 2005 (US$ bn) | Share 1990 (%) | Share 1995 (%) | Share 2000 (%) | Share 2005 (%) | Change 2000-05 (% p.a.) | Change 2003 (%) | Change 2004 (%) | Change 2005 (%) |
|:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| **Exporters** | | | | | | | | | |
| European Union | 66 | 45.2 | 40.8 | 33.4 | 32.5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | -3 |
|     Extra-EU | 23 | ... | ... | 11.5 | 11.3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 |
| China | 41 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 20.2 | 21 | 31 | 24 | 23 |
| Hong Kong, China | 14 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -3 |
| United States of America | 12 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| Korea, Republic of | 10 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 5.1 | -4 | -2 | 1 | -4 |
| Chinese Taipei | 10 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 4.8 | -4 | -2 | 8 | -3 |
| India | 8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 12 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 16 |
| Türkiye | 7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 10 |
| Japan | 7 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | -3 |
| **Above 10** | 183 | 88.1 | 91.8 | 88.4 | 89.9 | - | - | - | - |
| **Importers** | | | | | | | | | |
| European Union | 63 | 42.7 | 34.0 | 29.7 | 29.2 | 5 | 16 | 11 | -1 |
|     Extra-EU | 21 | ... | ... | 9.6 | 9.8 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| United States of America | 23 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 9 |
| China | 16 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Hong Kong, China | 14 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | -7 |
| Mexico | 6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 5 |
| Japan | 6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| Türkiye | 4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 6 |
| Canada | 4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Korea, Republic of | 4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1 | -3 | 8 | 5 |
| **Above 10** | 146 | 72.5 | 69.1 | 71.6 | 68.1 | - | - | - | - |

**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 "...".
* 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.
* Where a former economy and its successor both report for the same year (for example West Germany and Germany), the former economy is ranked and the successor is not, so the same trade is not counted twice.
* Economies ranked in 2005: 139 exporters, 144 importers.
* "Above 10" is the sum of the ten ranked economies. "..." means not available.
* 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. 2000-05 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, 2005

| Economy | Value 2005 (US$ bn) | Share 1990 (%) | Share 1995 (%) | Share 2000 (%) | Share 2005 (%) | Change 2000-05 (% p.a.) | Change 2003 (%) | Change 2004 (%) | Change 2005 (%) |
|:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| **Exporters** | | | | | | | | | |
| European Union | 81 | 35.1 | 30.6 | 26.4 | 29.3 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 3 |
|     Extra-EU | 24 | ... | ... | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| China | 74 | 8.9 | 15.2 | 18.2 | 26.6 | 16 | 26 | 19 | 20 |
| Hong Kong, China | 27 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| Türkiye | 12 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 6 |
| India | 9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| Mexico | 7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 2.6 | -3 | -6 | 2 | -2 |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 9 |
| United States of America | 5 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 1.8 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -1 |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 4 | 18 | 15 | -3 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| **Above 10** | 233 | 68.7 | 75.0 | 78.9 | 83.5 | - | - | - | - |
| **Importers** | | | | | | | | | |
| European Union | 104 | 45.2 | 43.4 | 32.7 | 37.4 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 6 |
|     Extra-EU | 54 | ... | ... | 16.4 | 19.4 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 10 |
| United States of America | 80 | 24.0 | 25.4 | 31.7 | 28.7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 24 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
| Japan | 23 | 7.8 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| Hong Kong, China | 18 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Canada | 6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| Australia | 3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 17 |
| Korea, Republic of | 3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | -7 | -9 | -15 | -2 |
| **Above 10** | 269 | 89.6 | 94.7 | 96.1 | 96.2 | - | - | - | - |

**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 "...".
* 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.
* Where a former economy and its successor both report for the same year (for example West Germany and Germany), the former economy is ranked and the successor is not, so the same trade is not counted twice.
* Economies ranked in 2005: 141 exporters, 144 importers.
* "Above 10" is the sum of the ten ranked economies. "..." means not available.
* 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. 2000-05 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).