About

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Tea. In 2022, Tea were the world's 426th most traded product, with a total trade of $8.13B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Tea decreased by -1.27%, from $8.24B to $8.13B. Trade in Tea represent 0.034% of total world trade.

Tea are a part of Coffee, tea, mate & spices. They include Black Tea (Fermented/Partly, >3kg packages), Black Tea (Fermented/Partly, <3kg packages), Green Tea (Unfermented, <3kg packages), and Green Tea (Unfermented, >3kg packages).

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Tea  were China ($1.77B), Kenya ($1.39B), Sri Lanka ($1.29B), India ($761M), and United Arab Emirates ($465M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Tea were Pakistan ($707M), United States ($522M), Russia ($448M), United Arab Emirates ($388M), and Hong Kong ($344M).

Ranking Tea ranks 997th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Latest Data

View
Flow
Y-AXIS SCALE

The following visualization shows the latest trends on Tea. Countries are shown based on data availability.

For a full breakdown of trade patterns, visit the trend explorer or the product in country profile.

Explore Latest Trends

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2022)China$1.77B
Top Destination (2022)Pakistan$707M

In 2022 Tea were the world's 426th most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Tea were China ($1.77B), Kenya ($1.39B), Sri Lanka ($1.29B), India ($761M), and United Arab Emirates ($465M).

In 2022, the top importers of Tea were Pakistan ($707M), United States ($522M), Russia ($448M), United Arab Emirates ($388M), and Hong Kong ($344M).

Explore Visualizations

Exporters of Tea (2022)
[Click to Select a Country]

Importers of Tea (2022)
[Click to Select a Country]

Market Dynamics

Color
Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Kenya$189M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)United Arab Emirates$121M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Tea grew the fastest in Kenya ($189M), United Arab Emirates ($132M), India ($39.6M), Vietnam ($10.9M), and Malawi ($10.2M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Tea were United Arab Emirates ($121M), Pakistan ($85.2M), Kuwait ($81M), Iraq ($35.4M), and United Kingdom ($33.2M).

Explore Visualizations

Exporters of Tea (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Tea (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

Value

This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Tea.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.95. This means that most of the exports of Tea are explained by 15 countries.

Explore Visualizations

Value of Exports in Tea

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)China$1.62B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)Pakistan$686M

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Tea were China ($1.62B), Kenya ($1.38B), Sri Lanka ($1.27B), India ($708M), and Vietnam ($124M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Tea were Pakistan ($686M), United States ($432M), Russia ($392M), Hong Kong ($320M), and Iran ($244M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

Value

In 2022, the world most traded Tea, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Black Tea (Fermented/Partly, >3kg packages) ($3.79B), Black Tea (Fermented/Partly, <3kg packages) ($2.13B), Green Tea (Unfermented, <3kg packages) ($1.12B), and Green Tea (Unfermented, >3kg packages) ($1.09B)

HS6 Disaggregation for Tea (2022)
[Click to Select]

Country Comparison

Flow
Measure
Ranking

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

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Tea by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Flow
View
TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $11.1M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $1.2M

Tea’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $11.1M.  Tea’s highest import potential is India with an import gap of $1.2M.

See methodology.

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

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)

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Tea to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2022)

Have questions, comments, or concerns?
Send us an e-mail: support@oec.world
Follow @OECtoday on
Created, Designed, and Developed by:
In collaboration with