# WTO Tables A22 and A23, 2009 edition (trade data for 2008) **Edition:** 2009 **Data year:** 2008 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, 2008 | Economy | Value 2008 (US$ bn) | Share 1990 (%) | Share 1995 (%) | Share 2000 (%) | Share 2008 (%) | Change 2000-08 (% p.a.) | Change 2006 (%) | Change 2007 (%) | Change 2008 (%) | |:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:| | **Exporters** | | | | | | | | | | | European Union | 77 | 45.2 | 40.8 | 33.4 | 30.6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -1 | |     Extra-EU | 27 | ... | ... | 11.5 | 10.7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | | China | 65 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 26.0 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | | United States of America | 12 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 | | Hong Kong, China | 12 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 4.9 | -1 | 1 | -4 | -9 | | India | 10 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | | Korea, Republic of | 10 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 4.1 | -3 | -3 | 3 | 0 | | Türkiye | 9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 5 | | Chinese Taipei | 9 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 3.7 | -3 | 1 | 0 | -5 | | Japan | 7 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | Pakistan | 7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 6 | 5 | -1 | -3 | | **Above 10** | 221 | 88.1 | 91.8 | 88.4 | 87.9 | - | - | - | - | | **Importers** | | | | | | | | | | | European Union | 75 | 42.7 | 34.0 | 29.7 | 28.2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | |     Extra-EU | 27 | ... | ... | 9.6 | 10.3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 2 | | United States of America | 23 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -4 | | China | 16 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -2 | | Hong Kong, China | 12 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 4.6 | -1 | 1 | -3 | -9 | | United Kingdom | 8 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -6 | | Japan | 7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | | Viet Nam | 6 | ... | ... | 0.8 | 2.1 | 19 | 16 | 29 | 11 | | Türkiye | 6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 13 | 6 | 28 | -6 | | Mexico | 5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -5 | | Canada | 4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | | **Above 10** | 163 | ... | ... | 70.4 | 61.2 | - | - | - | - | **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 2008: 137 exporters, 148 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. 2000-08 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, 2008 | Economy | Value 2008 (US$ bn) | Share 1990 (%) | Share 1995 (%) | Share 2000 (%) | Share 2008 (%) | Change 2000-08 (% p.a.) | Change 2006 (%) | Change 2007 (%) | Change 2008 (%) | |:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:| | **Exporters** | | | | | | | | | | | China | 120 | 8.9 | 15.2 | 18.2 | 33.0 | 16 | 29 | 21 | 4 | | European Union | 110 | 35.1 | 30.6 | 26.4 | 30.0 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 9 | |     Extra-EU | 33 | ... | ... | 8.1 | 9.0 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 9 | | Hong Kong, China | 28 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 7.6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -3 | | Türkiye | 14 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 10 | 2 | 15 | -2 | | Bangladesh (1) | 12 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 32 | | India | 11 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 10 | | Viet Nam | 9 | ... | ... | 0.9 | 2.4 | 22 | 19 | 33 | 18 | | Indonesia (2) | 6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 7 | | United Kingdom | 6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -2 | | Mexico | 5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 1.3 | -7 | -13 | -19 | -4 | | **Above 10** | 320 | ... | ... | 75.5 | 87.7 | - | - | - | - | | **Importers** | | | | | | | | | | | European Union | 148 | 45.2 | 43.4 | 32.7 | 38.9 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | |     Extra-EU | 80 | ... | ... | 16.4 | 20.9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | | United States of America | 82 | 24.0 | 25.4 | 31.7 | 21.6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -3 | | United Kingdom | 29 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | | Japan | 26 | 7.8 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | Hong Kong, China | 19 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 | | Canada | 8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 8 | | Switzerland | 6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 12 | | Russian Federation | 5 | ... | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 49 | 85 | 85 | 48 | | Australia | 4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 16 | | Korea, Republic of | 4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 16 | 29 | 15 | -2 | | **Above 10** | 331 | ... | 93.9 | 94.4 | 86.7 | - | - | - | - | (1) Estimate (as flagged by WTO). (2) 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. * 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 2008: 139 exporters, 148 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. 2000-08 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).