Raw silk (not thrown) — Import 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
92
Highest
2,783 t
India
Lowest
0 t
Senegal
Median
0.29 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
1,340

What the numbers show

Raw silk (not thrown) — Import quantity is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 2,783 t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Senegal.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.29 t, and the mean is 91.04 t.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Afghanistan (up 34,866.7%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 100.0%).

Raw silk (not thrown) — Import quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 2,783 t 2023 down 22.9% falling
2 Romania 1,040 t 2023 down 24.6% falling
3 Viet Nam 992.74 t 2023 up 56.3% volatile
4 Italy 588.94 t 2023 down 12.9% falling
5 Saudi Arabia 568.65 t 2023 up 28,332.5% volatile
6 China 510.98 t 2023 up 185.5% volatile
7 China, mainland 502.98 t 2023 up 195.9% volatile
8 France 253.75 t 2023 up 2.3% rising
9 Slovenia 248.01 t 2023 volatile
10 United Arab Emirates 222.4 t 2023 up 217.7% volatile
11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 115.65 t 2023 down 43.9% falling
12 Bangladesh 109.56 t 2023 up 1.4% volatile
13 Republic of Korea 75.93 t 2023 down 81.5% volatile
14 Pakistan 73.11 t 2023 up 204.6% volatile
15 Thailand 41.95 t 2023 up 739.0% volatile
16 Peru 38.56 t 2023 down 1.1% falling
17 Tunisia 25.84 t 2023 down 52.1% falling
18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21.55 t 2023 up 115.5% rising
19 Czechia 19.47 t 2023 up 386.8% volatile
20 Brazil 16.17 t 2023 down 82.2% volatile
21 Germany 14.73 t 2023 down 83.8% falling
22 Türkiye 12 t 2023 down 79.3% volatile
23 Bulgaria 11.52 t 2023 down 32.2% volatile
24 Poland 11.13 t 2023 up 456.5% volatile
25 Afghanistan 10.49 t 2023 up 34,866.7% volatile
26 Kyrgyzstan 8.77 t 2020 volatile
27 Iraq 8.59 t 2023 volatile
28 Mexico 8.27 t 2019 up 313.5% volatile
29 China, Taiwan Province of 8 t 2023 down 11.1% volatile
30 Switzerland 6.92 t 2023 up 130.7% volatile
31 Turkmenistan 6 t 2023 rising
32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.5 t 2023 up 250.0% volatile
33 Slovakia 2.07 t 2022 volatile
34 Eswatini 1.65 t 2023 volatile
35 Philippines 1.53 t 2023 volatile
36 Canada 1.32 t 2023 down 67.0% volatile
37 Congo 1.21 t 2021 volatile
38 Mongolia 1.02 t 2019 volatile
39 Guatemala 1.01 t 2023 volatile
40 Lithuania 0.95 t 2023 volatile
41 Nepal 0.92 t 2023 down 91.6% volatile
42 Portugal 0.77 t 2022 down 94.1% volatile
43 United Republic of Tanzania 0.71 t 2018 volatile
44 Australia 0.53 t 2022 down 47.0% volatile
44 Australia and New Zealand 0.53 t 2022 down 47.0% volatile
46 Mauritius 0.3 t 2020 volatile
47 Greece 0.28 t 2022 volatile
48 Honduras 0.23 t 2014 volatile
49 Armenia 0.2 t 2015 volatile
50 Iceland 0.19 t 2023 volatile
51 Kuwait 0.15 t 2023 volatile
52 Belgium 0.11 t 2023 volatile
52 Ireland 0.11 t 2023 down 89.0% volatile
54 Egypt 0.1 t 2019 down 98.8% volatile
54 Sri Lanka 0.1 t 2023 volatile
54 Ukraine 0.1 t 2021 volatile
57 Chile 0.08 t 2022 volatile
58 Algeria 0.07 t 2018 volatile
59 Azerbaijan 0.06 t 2018 volatile
60 Argentina 0.05 t 2020 down 98.3% volatile
60 El Salvador 0.05 t 2015 volatile
62 Spain 0.04 t 2023 volatile
62 Sweden 0.04 t 2023 volatile
64 Austria 0.03 t 2023 volatile
65 Ghana 0.02 t 2023 volatile
65 Indonesia 0.02 t 2021 down 99.0% volatile
67 Bahamas 0.01 t 2023 volatile
67 Belarus 0.01 t 2023 volatile
67 Botswana 0.01 t 2017 volatile
67 Fiji 0.01 t 2023 volatile
67 Norway 0.01 t 2023 volatile
67 Oman 0.01 t 2022 volatile
67 Melanesia 0.01 t 2023 volatile
67 Caribbean 0.01 t 2023 volatile
67 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.01 t 2016 volatile
67 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.01 t 2015 down 100.0% volatile
67 Russian Federation 0.01 t 2023 volatile
67 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.01 t 2023 volatile
79 Denmark 0 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
79 Estonia 0 t 2023 flat
79 Ethiopia 0 t 2022 down 100.0% volatile
79 Finland 0 t 2023 volatile
79 Hungary 0 t 2021 down 100.0% volatile
79 Israel 0 t 2023 volatile
79 Kazakhstan 0 t 2023 volatile
79 Kenya 0 t 2021 flat
79 Morocco 0 t 2023 volatile
79 Malta 0 t 2023 volatile
79 Malaysia 0 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
79 Namibia 0 t 2021 down 100.0% volatile
79 New Zealand 0 t 2022 volatile
79 Senegal 0 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Raw silk (not thrown) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
123 places, 1,340 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.