# WTO Tables A22 and A23, 2007 edition (trade data for 2006)

**Edition:** 2007  
**Data year:** 2006

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, 2006

| Economy | Value 2006 (US$ bn) | Share 1990 (%) | Share 1995 (%) | Share 2000 (%) | Share 2006 (%) | Change 2000-06 (% p.a.) | Change 2004 (%) | Change 2005 (%) | Change 2006 (%) |
|:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| **Exporters** | | | | | | | | | |
| European Union | 69 | 45.2 | 40.8 | 33.4 | 31.6 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 5 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Extra-EU | 24 | ... | ... | 11.5 | 11.1 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 6 |
| China | 49 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 22.2 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 |
| Hong Kong, China | 14 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 1 | 9 | -3 | 1 |
| United States of America | 13 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Korea, Republic of | 10 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 4.6 | -4 | 1 | -4 | -3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 10 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 4.5 | -3 | 8 | -3 | 1 |
| India | 9 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 7 |
| Türkiye | 8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 7 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 5 |
| Japan | 7 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0 | 11 | -3 | 0 |
| **Above 10** | 195 | 88.1 | 91.8 | 88.4 | 89.0 | - | - | - | - |
| **Importers** | | | | | | | | | |
| European Union | 67 | 42.7 | 34.0 | 29.7 | 28.7 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 6 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Extra-EU | 23 | ... | ... | 9.6 | 10.0 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| United States of America | 23 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| China | 16 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Hong Kong, China | 14 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2 | 13 | -7 | 4 |
| Japan | 6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Mexico | 6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -2 |
| Türkiye | 5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 6 |
| Canada | 4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Viet Nam | 4 | ... | ... | 0.8 | 1.7 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
| **Above 10** | 153 | ... | ... | 70.4 | 66.2 | - | - | - | - |

**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.
* Economies ranked in 2006: 140 exporters, 143 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. 2000-06 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, 2006

| Economy | Value 2006 (US$ bn) | Share 1990 (%) | Share 1995 (%) | Share 2000 (%) | Share 2006 (%) | Change 2000-06 (% p.a.) | Change 2004 (%) | Change 2005 (%) | Change 2006 (%) |
|:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| **Exporters** | | | | | | | | | |
| China | 95 | 8.9 | 15.2 | 18.2 | 30.7 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 29 |
| European Union | 87 | 35.1 | 30.6 | 26.4 | 28.1 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 7 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Extra-EU | 26 | ... | ... | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 8 |
| Hong Kong, China | 28 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| Türkiye | 12 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| India | 10 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 21 |
| Mexico | 6 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 2.0 | -5 | 2 | -2 | -13 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 |
| Viet Nam | 6 | ... | ... | 0.9 | 1.8 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 19 |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 5 | 15 | -3 | 8 |
| **Above 10** | 264 | ... | ... | 75.5 | 84.9 | - | - | - | - |
| **Importers** | | | | | | | | | |
| European Union | 115 | 45.2 | 43.4 | 32.7 | 35.5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 10 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Extra-EU | 62 | ... | ... | 16.4 | 19.1 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 15 |
| United States of America | 83 | 24.0 | 25.4 | 31.7 | 25.5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 26 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
| Japan | 24 | 7.8 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Hong Kong, China | 19 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Canada | 7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| Korea, Republic of | 4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| Australia | 3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | -6 | -15 | -2 | 0 |
| **Above 10** | 288 | 89.6 | 94.7 | 96.1 | 88.5 | - | - | - | - |

**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.
* Economies ranked in 2006: 140 exporters, 143 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. 2000-06 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).
