RankCountryImports of Cotton yarn, single (excl. sewing thread), of combed fibres, cont. 85%/more ... in USD (2010)
1Hong Kong$338,602,329
2China$305,350,048
3Korea, South$136,904,187
4Turkey$114,339,171
5Italy$42,478,735
6Portugal$40,943,347
7Japan$29,310,265
8Brazil$26,374,503
9Germany$23,162,537
10France$21,496,578
11United States$14,788,544
12Colombia$14,507,619
13Thailand$13,130,437
14Vietnam$12,440,930
15Peru$10,724,374
16Austria$8,237,501
17Guatemala$8,077,117
18Poland$7,164,818
19Greece$6,713,615
20Switzerland$6,493,575
21El Salvador$6,381,762
22Spain$6,353,422
23Mauritius$5,832,790
24Morocco$5,679,010
25Belgium$5,381,481
26Czech Republic$4,927,620
27Indonesia$4,629,702
28Russia$3,052,921
29Lithuania$2,618,421
30Canada$2,606,004
31Latvia$2,540,472
32Argentina$2,395,450
33Belarus$2,319,200
34Romania$2,123,575
35Iran$1,957,756
36Malaysia$1,900,457
37Bulgaria$1,609,054
38Tunisia$1,350,852
39Pakistan$1,299,422
40Hungary$1,253,000
41Madagascar$1,029,422
42Egypt$954,691
43Bosnia and Herzegovina$882,717
44Australia$778,184
45Ethiopia$767,680
46Netherlands$754,363
47India$743,325
48Ukraine$732,037
49Dominican Republic$671,177
50Mexico$668,242
51Bolivia$668,157
52Croatia$632,523
53Israel$616,000
54Denmark$563,834
55Serbia$542,010
56Slovenia$535,959
57Sri Lanka$465,300
58United Kingdom$459,434
59Venezuela$295,557
60Slovakia$294,660
61Algeria$237,392
62South Africa$226,561
63Finland$225,993
64Chile$154,737
65Syria$148,924
66Ecuador$97,461
67New Zealand$86,678
68Singapore$75,225
69Sweden$74,017
70Estonia$64,226
71Botswana$33,227
72Mauritania$11,099
73Kenya$2,121
74Malawi$575
75Ireland$90
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Albania   $11,971$11,425  
Algeria $42,908  $48,994$237,392$237,631
Argentina$1,274,073$1,434,958$1,240,982$1,756,767$1,629,578$2,395,450$2,590,477
Australia$1,255,504$1,330,480$3,891,544$3,100,696$1,219,776$778,184$2,268,839
Austria$9,784,372$7,603,631$11,093,981$9,562,313$5,411,662$8,237,501 
Bahrain$915  $253,526$1,907  
Bangladesh$218,940$504,161$6,039,544    
Belarus$321,800$376,600$779,300$1,165,600$948,900$2,319,200$2,973,900
Belgium$6,870,125$5,736,172$6,937,962$8,613,406$4,798,943$5,381,481$7,066,943
Bolivia$68,457$135,703$89,590$83,791$31,387$668,157$41,932
Bosnia and Herzegovina$77,179$65,553$122$59,470$140,028$882,717$2,608,033
Botswana$248$568$170$997 $33,227 
Brazil$1,044,824$4,706,155$7,501,010$21,258,952$13,308,390$26,374,503$15,158,498
Bulgaria$319,146$638,754$669,596$1,030,527$364,142$1,609,054$2,198,412
Cameroon    $3,422  
Canada$11,133,171$9,810,718$8,078,873$3,726,829$1,781,705$2,606,004$1,527,546
Chile$403,385$389,957$242,040$184,217$134,535$154,737$341,441
China$52,038,915$131,733,745$164,232,783$159,296,071$222,530,287$305,350,048$309,758,987
Colombia$2,648,783$3,915,356$5,852,161$5,758,539$6,004,308$14,507,619$18,124,450
Costa Rica$11,465  $3,710   
Cote d'Ivoire    $8,036  
Croatia$1,739,605$1,441,726$1,601,360$1,439,763$1,000,903$632,523$1,129,258
Cyprus$19      
Czech Republic$7,047,662$7,594,324$6,677,855$5,844,159$4,042,185$4,927,620$7,634,987
Denmark$1,698,203$1,071,578$625,256$812,515$739,247$563,834$216,798
Dominican Republic    $171,997$671,177$902,620
Ecuador   $43,563$196,905$97,461$187,304
Egypt $224,349$1,181,818$1,029,641$921,781$954,691$190,728
El Salvador$7,432$376,544$1,126,349$3,002,003$2,426,191$6,381,762 
Estonia$421,275$668,276$319,013$197,946$62,815$64,226$222,732
Ethiopia$41,639  $16 $767,680 
Finland$369,269$383,451$310,201$174,739$97,630$225,993$284,485
France$21,427,625$21,951,997$24,977,214$28,364,684$22,025,486$21,496,578$28,796,944
French Polynesia   $44   
Gabon$6,895$5,923$6,087$3,156$8,541  
Germany$22,652,000$21,191,000$21,749,000$19,420,000$16,390,000$23,162,537$31,481,674
Ghana $134 $1,253$25  
Greece$8,174,156$11,974,730$13,444,340$9,544,946$7,819,383$6,713,615$4,448,790
Guatemala$346,657$12,454$370,670$337,172$1,147,638$8,077,117$17,014,433
Hong Kong$283,297,433$293,709,615$246,768,202$245,210,369$268,839,933$338,602,329$216,795,707
Hungary$2,353,000$1,859,000$2,114,000$1,529,000$1,084,000$1,253,000$961,000
India$47,326$916,143$116,741$378,477$143,702$743,325$3,058,449
Indonesia$1,147,374$1,371,028$751,034$2,368,613$2,169,977$4,629,702$7,336,703
Iran$904,553$1,618,435   $1,957,756 
Ireland     $90 
Israel$4,874,000$3,672,000$4,335,000$1,633,000$160,000$616,000$849,000
Italy$30,468,656$39,516,896$46,723,160$36,834,424$33,050,072$42,478,735$49,548,462
Japan$27,107,053$25,652,041$26,630,216$31,993,042$20,443,061$29,310,265$58,155,239
Kazakhstan   $65,783$98,784  
Kenya    $270$2,121 
Korea, South$61,270,158$81,900,375$64,599,430$76,184,394$82,616,587$136,904,187$129,907,936
Kuwait $62     
Latvia$2,816,470$1,515,400$1,547,046$1,087,383$1,743,342$2,540,472$575,177
Lebanon  $729    
Lithuania$3,047,839$3,191,076$3,488,370$2,194,387$1,268,936$2,618,421$1,200,296
Luxembourg $18     
Macau$38,556$25,886$27,726$852$2,974  
Macedonia$128,478$75,714$152,430$97,946$160,044 $305,591
Madagascar$98,697$272,881$286,864$112,984$1,275,402$1,029,422 
Malawi     $575 
Malaysia$349,232$487,218$299,651$710,592$916,410$1,900,457$1,642,896
Mauritania     $11,099 
Mauritius$9,390,116$7,548,469$10,826,065$7,237,411$4,924,520$5,832,790$5,534,811
Mexico$482,196$1,353,562$378,970$681,536$448,738$668,242$1,387,206
Moldova    $8,194  
Morocco$4,642,406$2,574,124$4,136,755$6,042,753$5,785,398$5,679,010 
Namibia$143$31$706    
Netherlands$629,044$227,390$196,271$263,754$343,139$754,363 
New Zealand$759,394$508,387$219,475$99,818$39,568$86,678$41,301
Niger    $97  
Norway$72,027$54,674 $6,298   
Pakistan$287,028 $34,101$2,549$6,235$1,299,422$598,348
Peru$5,245,866$6,513,174$10,065,113$12,259,765$6,787,357$10,724,374$12,662,478
Philippines$203,820   $56,745 $9,485
Poland$2,274,320$4,529,149$5,035,905$6,056,115$4,639,560$7,164,818$7,065,887
Portugal$17,456,554$25,372,186$27,494,724$17,343,067$25,804,638$40,943,347$25,836,126
Qatar  $27,281    
Romania$2,789,319$2,240,170$6,269,767$6,074,168$1,529,231$2,123,575$2,626,175
Russia$440,047$3,391,959$6,049,581$5,836,315$2,436,213$3,052,921$3,270,858
Rwanda    $115  
Serbia$215,341$290,054$390,500$625,666$373,529$542,010$712,535
Singapore$3,240,804$6,671,371$6,353,007$6,580,068$1,055,358$75,225 
Slovakia$570,325$182,283$259,522$207,807$581,309$294,660$776,561
Slovenia$1,809,720$1,461,759$2,240,528$898,314$612,250$535,959$539,519
South Africa$195,495$104,101$55,125$20,413$262,767$226,561$303,112
Spain$17,204,955$24,157,929$27,858,761$7,071,883$5,080,629$6,353,422 
Sri Lanka$81,870$99,513$176,603$28,830$152,066$465,300$4,300,674
Sudan  $2,350 $2,079  
Sweden$538,347$248,217$242,919$168,266$42,413$74,017$113,626
Switzerland$3,863,324$4,385,554$5,192,126$5,863,316$5,142,323$6,493,575$8,406,036
Syria$73,536  $1,575,036 $148,924 
Tanzania      $64
Thailand$7,562,833$6,972,145$6,144,406$7,634,036$4,040,035$13,130,437$11,964,716
Tunisia$430,600$1,014,366$2,094,329$720,135$695,491$1,350,852 
Turkey$22,068,086$46,269,580$132,607,370$90,084,919$46,966,274$114,339,171$57,060,160
Ukraine$585,188$863,819$1,253,352$953,450$558,888$732,037$986,235
United Arab Emirates$44,324 $172,518$151,986   
United Kingdom$3,857,991$3,577,835$4,060,664$3,054,229$667,422$459,434$526,102
United States$56,836,357$47,924,841$24,493,892$22,189,461$14,190,680$14,788,544$11,989,621
Uruguay$2,462$1,066$4,827$4,107$302  
Venezuela$247,908$24,988$93$544,473$5,104,584$295,557$113,512
Vietnam$392,888$3,978,268$3,704,462$4,845,172$8,546,379$12,440,930 
Zambia $872     
Zimbabwe  $2,148