Used Clothing in Spain | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, Spain exported $66M in Used Clothing, making it the 20th largest exporter of Used Clothing in the world. At the same year, Used Clothing was the 584th most exported product in Spain. The main destination of Used Clothing exports from Spain are: United Arab Emirates ($15.2M), Morocco ($7.92M), Pakistan ($3.57M), Niger ($3.3M), and Cameroon ($3.01M).

The fastest growing export markets for Used Clothing of Spain between 2021 and 2022 were United Arab Emirates ($3.05M), Portugal ($2.56M), and Nigeria ($1.44M).

Imports In 2022, Spain imported $21.6M in Used Clothing, becoming the 62nd largest importer of Used Clothing in the world. At the same year, Used Clothing was the 837th most imported product in Spain. Spain imports Used Clothing primarily from: Germany ($3.87M), United Kingdom ($3.47M), Netherlands ($2.92M), Canada ($1.58M), and Morocco ($1.53M).

The fastest growing import markets in Used Clothing for Spain between 2021 and 2022 were United Kingdom ($2.2M), Netherlands ($898k), and Poland ($752k).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of shipping Used Clothing from Spain to the United States.

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January 2024

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Overview In January 2024 Spain's Used Clothing exports accounted up to €5.23M and imports accounted up to €1.08M, resulting in a positive trade balance of €4.15M. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of Spain's Used Clothing have increased by €626k (13.6%) from €4.61M to €5.23M, while imports decreased by €-440k (-28.9%) from €1.52M to €1.08M.

Destinations In January 2024, Used Clothing were exported mostly to United Arab Emirates (€1.24M), Morocco (€600k), France (€429k), Pakistan (€419k), and Portugal (€330k), and were imported mostly from Germany (€225k), Turkey (€173k), Slovakia (€163k), United Kingdom (€101k), and France (€88k).

Growth In January 2024, the increase in Used Clothing's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Morocco (€372k or 190%), United Arab Emirates (€175k or 21.4%), and France (€106k or 375%). In January 2024, the decrease in Used Clothing's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Rest of the world (€-104k or -80.9%), France (€-26.3k or -58.3%), and Turkey (€-1.4k or -3.81%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)€626k(13.6%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)€-440k(-28.9%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)Barcelona€1.27M

MAIN DESTINATION (January 2024)United Arab Emirates€1.24M

This section shows Used Clothing's exports and imports data at subnational level for Spain. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Used Clothing over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$66M

IMPORTS (2022)$21.6M

NET TRADE (2022)$44.4M

In 2022, Spain exported $66M in Used Clothing. The main destinations of Spain exports on Used Clothing were United Arab Emirates ($15.2M), Morocco ($7.92M), Pakistan ($3.57M), Niger ($3.3M), and Cameroon ($3.01M).

In 2022, Spain imported $21.6M in Used Clothing, mainly from Germany ($3.87M), United Kingdom ($3.47M), Netherlands ($2.92M), Canada ($1.58M), and Morocco ($1.53M).

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