RankCountryExports of Natural sponges of animal origin in USD (2010)
1Philippines$146,754
2Ukraine$2,400
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Australia$43,779$108,680     
Austria$8,739$11,518     
Bahamas, The$569,066$1,053,193$717,136$368,146   
Belgium$303,290$128,112     
Botswana $1,107$573 $4,956 $20
Brazil$13,303$11,225     
Bulgaria$6,862$27,068     
Canada$438,793$373,780     
Chile$289      
China$207,901$103,861     
Colombia $12,874     
Cote d'Ivoire $42     
Croatia$353,245$478,800     
Cuba$470,019$644,374     
Czech Republic$738$1,872     
Denmark$4,341$8,015     
Ecuador$3$2,705     
Egypt$63,148$17,181$17,497    
Ethiopia$65,224$49,486$180,605    
Finland$45$20     
France$2,209,774$2,095,163     
Gambia, The  $1,810    
Germany$755,000$965,000     
Ghana$5$11$696$90   
Greece$1,729,993$1,731,638     
Guatemala $3     
Hong Kong$8,477$32,295     
Iceland $3,047     
India$4,276 $23,902$47   
Indonesia$11,854$11,216     
Ireland$61,098      
Italy$736,683$1,075,958     
Japan$132,324$95,694     
Kenya$8,364$6     
Latvia$8,026$42,220     
Lithuania $970     
Luxembourg$6,176$10,740     
Macedonia $19,458     
Madagascar $350     
Malaysia$14,970 $30,505    
Mexico $22     
Morocco  $582    
Namibia$197$155     
Netherlands$74,620$79,150     
Netherlands Antilles $30     
New Caledonia $92$1    
New Zealand$735$1,119     
Norway$1,635      
Panama $2,906$162    
Peru $47     
Philippines$253,282$323,583$235,261$168,665$98,462$146,754$147,478
Poland$534$872     
Portugal$930$1,068     
Romania$312,932      
Russia$313,733      
Saudi Arabia$131,942$334,046     
Serbia$92$2,434     
Singapore$56,684$189,139     
Slovakia$1,074      
Slovenia $41     
South Africa$103,024$4,869     
Spain$106,336$92,743     
Sri Lanka $14     
Swaziland$132      
Sweden$12,862$21,457     
Switzerland$58,725$33,765     
Syria $117     
Tanzania$351,453      
Thailand$13,685$23,509     
Trinidad and Tobago$20$219     
Tunisia$2,869,721$3,806,012$1,829,580    
Turkey$13,564$8,911     
Ukraine$1,752$10,656  $11,204$2,400 
United Arab Emirates$37,980 $58,247    
United Kingdom$1,042,799$570,682     
United States$1,721,845$1,187,414     
Venezuela$276$5,050     
Vietnam $21,251