RankCountryExports of Cotton sewing thread, put up for RS in USD (2010)
1China$10,837,823
2Turkey$6,698,211
3Germany$6,544,257
4Italy$4,304,458
5Egypt$4,003,349
6Hungary$3,634,000
7India$3,167,880
8Pakistan$3,138,740
9Spain$2,773,808
10Oman$2,005,453
11Brazil$1,886,927
12United States$1,842,585
13United Kingdom$1,657,771
14Greece$1,487,576
15Czech Republic$1,062,729
16Japan$966,311
17Iran$652,061
18France$543,480
19Nigeria$532,902
20Belgium$438,994
21Hong Kong$397,433
22Romania$377,849
23Guatemala$243,079
24Bulgaria$223,813
25Australia$195,723
26Slovakia$174,973
27Netherlands$167,116
28Malaysia$158,553
29Singapore$107,642
30Panama$98,718
31Sweden$66,948
32Poland$66,893
33Denmark$64,338
34Switzerland$60,489
35South Africa$57,258
36Canada$54,321
37Peru$47,640
38Portugal$35,683
39Uganda$33,860
40Morocco$32,451
41Belarus$31,900
42Croatia$28,262
43Mexico$22,564
44Jordan$19,859
45Costa Rica$16,545
46Thailand$15,862
47Colombia$14,956
48Bosnia and Herzegovina$14,688
49Korea, South$11,610
50Indonesia$11,453
51Serbia$10,561
52New Zealand$10,286
53Rwanda$9,107
54Slovenia$8,835
55Syria$8,088
56Austria$7,384
57Kenya$7,144
58Ukraine$6,283
59Mauritius$6,268
60Russia$6,138
61Trinidad and Tobago$2,290
62Botswana$2,149
63Bahrain$1,718
64Lebanon$1,603
65Nepal$1,548
66Sri Lanka$1,227
67Vietnam$1,093
68Norway$1,089
69Lithuania$1,029
70Senegal$964
71Chile$536
72Tunisia$527
73Fiji$475
74Latvia$383
75New Caledonia$346
76Ecuador$256
77El Salvador$58
78Luxembourg$49
79Ghana$45
80Moldova$28
81Zimbabwe$27
82Argentina$24
83Nicaragua$17
84Venezuela$17
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Algeria$17,869$28,535$15,628    
Argentina$498$516$1,359  $24$2
Australia$25,325$42,602$16,042$9,317$147,704$195,723$31,014
Austria$200,640$23,766$19,723$26,102$9,387$7,384 
Azerbaijan $1,831     
Bahrain$25,383  $7,170$19,769$1,718 
Bangladesh$1$15,198$11,102    
Barbados  $584$841  $1,279
Belarus$48,900$56,300$69,700$70,100$24,000$31,900$19,400
Belgium$168,339$183,643$181,377$98,158$70,552$438,994$896,403
Bhutan    $418  
Bolivia  $1,260,019$4,284,826   
Bosnia and Herzegovina $47$39,753$30,042$14,554$14,688$60
Botswana$798$8,746 $53,944$6,947$2,149$8,762
Brazil$1,359,576$1,491,108$1,786,036$1,991,194$1,565,300$1,886,927$1,917,036
Bulgaria$284,079$435,638$282,612$551,594$344,994$223,813$315,794
Burundi $95     
Cameroon   $2,513   
Canada$120,090$72,346$70,992$65,051$59,416$54,321$10,676
Chile$46,372$516 $10,920 $536$350
China$3,966,360$3,494,264$5,937,406$9,306,651$8,029,809$10,837,823$13,834,419
Colombia$205,304$119,829$168,328$104,341$42,227$14,956$12,688
Costa Rica$256$384$9,329 $537$16,545$46
Cote d'Ivoire$6,963      
Croatia$2,455,281$3,156,886$1,875,110$176,729$92,795$28,262$1,594,296
Cyprus$138,078 $29,505    
Czech Republic$70,686$1,151,498$1,546,588$1,248,670$928,758$1,062,729$1,140,807
Denmark$222,086$218,919$207,501$162,737$186,542$64,338$56,187
Ecuador   $7,540$1,152$256$304
Egypt$706 $9,327$932,264$3,827,669$4,003,349$3,900,341
El Salvador$8,476$23,380$12,597$1,200 $58 
Estonia  $501$108   
Fiji$2,998$127$300$812$437$475 
Finland$618$816$1,236 $7  
France$839,864$770,779$1,018,172$744,934$990,589$543,480$1,142,261
Georgia   $9$7  
Germany$5,273,000$6,166,000$6,337,000$6,652,000$5,865,000$6,544,257$6,444,926
Ghana$151  $1,376$896$45 
Greece$1,244,121$1,191,852$1,264,794$1,392,598$1,214,133$1,487,576$1,721,053
Guatemala$163,153$2,466$103,649$122,685$19,684$243,079$75,519
Guyana $561    $2
Honduras  $550    
Hong Kong$685,035$810,043$957,231$676,904$475,982$397,433$116,648
Hungary$109,000$99,000 $674,000$3,550,000$3,634,000$3,334,000
India$7,006,776$8,038,020$7,896,239$4,857,528$3,775,708$3,167,880$5,514,699
Indonesia$8,815$2,104$455$5,329$13,668$11,453$17,275
Iran $9,325   $652,061 
Ireland $15,041 $53,576$32 $280
Israel $5,000$2,000 $1,000  
Italy$2,707,510$2,531,121$5,861,687$7,308,531$2,463,229$4,304,458$4,029,605
Japan$235,569$226,447$1,185,824$970,249$1,294,301$966,311$2,250,835
Jordan$131,598$5,567$1,093 $849$19,859 
Kazakhstan  $187 $305  
Kenya$2,680$2,383$458$6,430$11,551$7,144 
Korea, South$7,698$31,608$16,673$61,966$66,301$11,610$36,240
Kuwait  $148    
Latvia$3,193$818$496$2$241$383$356
Lebanon $1,520$1,027$28$524$1,603$2,244
Lithuania$3,126$2,627$3,353$1,307$2,619$1,029$4,163
Luxembourg$24$6 $10$4,314$49$520
Macau   $99   
Macedonia$604,155$572,923$951,603 $81,301 $164,516
Madagascar$482$516$48,509 $14,256  
Malaysia$6,335$17,363$25,784$12,437$15,874$158,553$167,153
Maldives$59      
Mali$349,639$93,230     
Mauritius$111,307$5,850$53,779$20,687$833$6,268$4,806
Mexico$283,487$59,868$45,336$35,503$122,884$22,564$255,871
Moldova  $11 $502$28 
Montenegro   $4,755   
Morocco$14,500$6,089$70,749$85,692$206,630$32,451 
Mozambique   $149   
Namibia$34,173$1,466$14,488$17,152   
Nepal     $1,548 
Netherlands$756,150$400,773$524,419$433,233$184,177$167,116 
New Caledonia$118 $478$109 $346 
New Zealand$9,748$5,132$4,726$9,603$3,125$10,286$12,394
Nicaragua   $174$1,126$17$2
Niger$442$1,415$768$780$396  
Nigeria   $730 $532,902 
Norway$16,842$8,748$4,432$3,286$2,098$1,089$1,747
Oman$1,862,335$998,153$963,329$1,588,982$1,618,893$2,005,453 
Pakistan$306,323$82,235$716,651$1,643,755$2,855,104$3,138,740$459,488
Panama $17,672$51,594$18,975$21,428$98,718$52,673
Paraguay    $240  
Peru$57,557$68,820$78,087$78,420$38,861$47,640$34,102
Philippines$251,700$249,445$507,624$276,039$8,812  
Poland$49,779$84,018$86,665$103,096$92,440$66,893$240,897
Portugal$1,968,570$2,496,594$3,515,412$2,977,035$1,070,689$35,683$42,003
Qatar  $4,341    
Romania$885,978$940,267$834,136$626,777$427,772$377,849$523,921
Russia$26,292$54,039$16,251$11,549$19,398$6,138$7,299
Rwanda     $9,107 
Saudi Arabia$2,230 $235    
Senegal$195  $67 $964$1,686
Serbia$106,315$30,777$84,596$27,726$16,441$10,561$18,132
Singapore$216,003$522,859$859,654$497,972$187,536$107,642$77,380
Slovakia$425   $627,901$174,973$92
Slovenia$3,503$10,917$6,455$19,391$3,313$8,835$5,130
South Africa$122,986$81,774$41,463$32,133$35,456$57,258$47,527
Spain$1,868,785$1,438,725$2,037,774$1,782,816$2,123,624$2,773,808 
Sri Lanka$523$2,291$6,262$256$46,022$1,227$3,738
Suriname$272      
Swaziland $18$363    
Sweden$114,280$173,148$104,567$149,820$107,258$66,948$84,189
Switzerland$76,504$153,321$195,979$180,797$120,327$60,489$295,619
Syria $12,931   $8,088 
Tanzania$9,551   $164 $509
Thailand$24,358$20,988$73,863$122,391$5,066$15,862$7,826
Trinidad and Tobago$23,606$10,305$11,367$7,870$13,931$2,290 
Tunisia$2,288$6,342 $48,412$264$527 
Turkey$1,370,525$1,709,927$2,214,039$5,253,801$6,277,181$6,698,211$6,715,208
Uganda    $1,835$33,860 
Ukraine$157$17$46$1,019$1,053$6,283$1,285
United Arab Emirates$443,158 $618,923$1,117,773   
United Kingdom$1,418,957$35,177,124$494,464$384,742$875,251$1,657,771$1,095,847
United States$7,490,356$5,469,803$8,196,220$12,360,686$4,346,728$1,842,585$2,147,633
Uruguay   $20   
Venezuela$329$478 $20 $17 
Vietnam$34,185$10,217$38,048$86,295$12,968$1,093 
Zambia   $253   
Zimbabwe$395$1 $217 $27