Raw silk (not thrown) — Export quantity by country
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.
Countries reporting
52
Highest
3,684 t
China, mainland
Lowest
0 t
Sweden
Median
1.62 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
873
What the numbers show
Raw silk (not thrown) — Export quantity is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 3,684 t in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 t in Sweden.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.62 t, and the mean is 202.15 t.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 61,902.5%), and the largest decrease in Australia and New Zealand (down 99.2%).
Raw silk (not thrown) — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 3,684 t | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 1 | China | 3,684 t | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 1,592 t | 2023 | up 3,879.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Italy | 454.73 t | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 25 t | 2021 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 434.52 t | 2023 | up 152.6% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 9.47 t | 2017 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Slovenia | 248.01 t | 2023 | up 61,902.5% | volatile |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.1 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Romania | 99.7 t | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 6 | Türkiye | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 45.66 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Hungary | 41.5 t | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 33.51 t | 2023 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 10 | India | 29.49 t | 2023 | up 227.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia | 25 t | 2022 | up 733.3% | volatile |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 24.37 t | 2023 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Portugal | 12.8 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 12.02 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 11 t | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 8.77 t | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.77 t | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 7 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 3.99 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Malaysia | 3.64 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Turkmenistan | 3.31 t | 2019 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 2.52 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Cambodia | 2.4 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 24 | South Africa | 0.85 t | 2023 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 0.84 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Tunisia | 0.66 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | 0.59 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Indonesia | 0.46 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Austria | 0.34 t | 2022 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 0.33 t | 2023 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Pakistan | 0.27 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Switzerland | 0.23 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Peru | 0.15 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Canada | 0.13 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 35 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.11 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 36 | France | 0.09 t | 2023 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.09 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Belgium | 0.08 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 39 | New Zealand | 0.04 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.04 t | 2023 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Republic of Korea | 0.04 t | 2021 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Lithuania | 0.01 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Spain | 0.01 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Denmark | 0.01 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Nepal | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Ireland | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Sweden | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 7,176 t
- Asia 6,275 t
- Eastern Asia 4,155 t
- South-Eastern Asia 1,599 t
- Europe 876.46 t
- European Union (27) 839.84 t
- Southern Europe 702.75 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 471.33 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 445.54 t
- Central Asia 434.52 t
- Eastern Europe 115.4 t
- Western Asia 56.67 t
- Western Europe 33.9 t
- Southern Asia 29.49 t
- Northern Europe 24.4 t
- Americas 22.9 t
- Northern America 22.15 t
- United States of America 22.15 t
- Africa 1.54 t
- Eastern Africa 1.32 t
- Southern Africa 0.87 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.83 t
- South America 0.75 t
- Northern Africa 0.66 t
- Oceania 0.04 t
About this data
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.