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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Man-made staple fibres. In 2022, Man-made staple fibres were the world's 64th most traded product, with a total trade of $41.6B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Man-made staple fibres grew by 4.8%, from $39.7B to $41.6B. Trade in Man-made staple fibres represent 0.18% of total world trade.

Man-made staple fibres are a part of Textiles. They include Unprocessed Synthetic Staple Fibers, Non-Retail Synthetic Staple Fibers Yarn, Other Synthetic Fabrics, Woven Fabric of Synthetic Staple Fibers, Light Synthetic Cotton Fabrics, Synthetic Fabrics, Unprocessed Artificial Staple Fibers, Artificial Filament Tow, Heavy Synthetic Cotton Fabrics, and Non-Retail Artificial Staple Fibers Yarn, among others.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Man-made staple fibres  were China ($14.4B), United States ($2.38B), Indonesia ($2.35B), India ($2.11B), and Turkey ($1.89B).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Man-made staple fibres were Bangladesh ($2.28B), Turkey ($2.19B), Vietnam ($2.11B), United States ($2.07B), and Germany ($1.58B).

Ranking Man-made staple fibres ranks 33rd in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2022)China$14.4B
Top Destination (2022)Bangladesh$2.28B

In 2022 Man-made staple fibres were the world's 64th most traded product (out of 96).

In 2022, the top exporters of Man-made staple fibres were China ($14.4B), United States ($2.38B), Indonesia ($2.35B), India ($2.11B), and Turkey ($1.89B).

In 2022, the top importers of Man-made staple fibres were Bangladesh ($2.28B), Turkey ($2.19B), Vietnam ($2.11B), United States ($2.07B), and Germany ($1.58B).

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Exporters of Man-made staple fibres (2022)
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Importers of Man-made staple fibres (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)China$1.75B
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)Turkey$353M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Man-made staple fibres grew the fastest in China ($1.75B), United States ($217M), Thailand ($143M), Austria ($111M), and Vietnam ($93.6M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Man-made staple fibres were Turkey ($353M), Burma ($219M), Bangladesh ($192M), India ($190M), and Mexico ($171M).

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Exporters of Man-made staple fibres (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Man-made staple fibres (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Man-made staple fibres.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.12. This means that most of the exports of Man-made staple fibres are explained by 17 countries.

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Value of Exports in Man-made staple fibres

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)China$12.9B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)Bangladesh$2.27B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Man-made staple fibres. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Man-made staple fibres during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Man-made staple fibres were China ($12.9B), Indonesia ($1.19B), Thailand ($1.14B), Japan ($1.04B), and Austria ($1.03B).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Man-made staple fibres were Bangladesh ($2.27B), Vietnam ($1.33B), Brazil ($1.08B), Morocco ($854M), and Mexico ($750M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Man-made staple fibres, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Unprocessed Synthetic Staple Fibers ($7.94B), Non-Retail Synthetic Staple Fibers Yarn ($6.48B), Woven Fabric of Synthetic Staple Fibers ($4.45B), Other Synthetic Fabrics ($4.07B), and Unprocessed Artificial Staple Fibers ($3.82B)

HS6 Disaggregation for Man-made staple fibres (2022)
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Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Man-made staple fibres.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Man-made staple fibres in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Man-made staple fibres by percentage of total exports

Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

Specialization

The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2022)

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