Printing and writing papers — Export value by country
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are...
Countries reporting
212
Highest
4.01 million 1000 USD
Germany
Lowest
0 1000 USD
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Median
198.5 1000 USD
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
8,558
What the numbers show
Printing and writing papers — Export value is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 4.01 million 1000 USD in Germany; the lowest is 0 1000 USD in Lao People's Democratic Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 198.5 1000 USD, and the mean is 162,116 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Algeria (up 11,814.3%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 100.0%).
Printing and writing papers — Export value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 4.01 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 3.34 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 3.20 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 2.35 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Finland | 2.05 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Sweden | 1.67 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 1.67 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Austria | 1.47 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 1.36 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Portugal | 1.35 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 1.19 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.18 million 1000 USD | 1999 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 1.07 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Belgium | 884,104 1000 USD | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 15 | Spain | 815,736 1000 USD | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 694,665 1000 USD | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Japan | 640,485 1000 USD | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | 599,438 1000 USD | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Slovakia | 555,936 1000 USD | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 527,814 1000 USD | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 21 | France | 501,624 1000 USD | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 22 | India | 430,946 1000 USD | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 390,463 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,013.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Singapore | 358,362 1000 USD | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovenia | 323,350 1000 USD | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 255,501 1000 USD | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 210,258 1000 USD | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Czechia | 175,793 1000 USD | 2024 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 29 | Norway | 167,069 1000 USD | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Switzerland | 154,990 1000 USD | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 31 | China, Taiwan Province of | 110,417 1000 USD | 2024 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Yugoslav SFR | 79,359 1000 USD | 1991 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Türkiye | 58,574 1000 USD | 2024 | up 166.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Israel | 47,607 1000 USD | 2024 | up 742.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Malaysia | 41,936 1000 USD | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Czechoslovakia | 31,260 1000 USD | 1992 | up 285.9% | volatile |
| 37 | USSR | 30,000 1000 USD | 1991 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 38 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 28,020 1000 USD | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Greece | 26,406 1000 USD | 2024 | up 765.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Colombia | 26,322 1000 USD | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Lithuania | 19,565 1000 USD | 2024 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Serbia and Montenegro | 18,999 1000 USD | 2005 | up 4,522.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Mexico | 18,838 1000 USD | 2024 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 17,692 1000 USD | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Hungary | 15,704 1000 USD | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 15,594 1000 USD | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Ireland | 14,769 1000 USD | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Egypt | 14,428 1000 USD | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Denmark | 13,932 1000 USD | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Viet Nam | 11,619 1000 USD | 2024 | up 187.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Croatia | 11,467 1000 USD | 2024 | up 542.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Latvia | 9,902 1000 USD | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Serbia | 9,004 1000 USD | 2024 | up 197.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Caribbean | 8,654 1000 USD | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Honduras | 7,664 1000 USD | 2024 | up 548.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 6,870 1000 USD | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Luxembourg | 6,637 1000 USD | 2024 | up 123.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Belarus | 5,672 1000 USD | 2024 | up 589.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Romania | 5,038 1000 USD | 2024 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 4,708 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,077.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Djibouti | 4,535 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5,430.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Australia and New Zealand | 3,032 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Palestine | 3,023 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,123.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Uganda | 2,977 1000 USD | 2024 | up 706.8% | volatile |
| 65 | El Salvador | 2,896 1000 USD | 2024 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 2,506 1000 USD | 2024 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Argentina | 2,499 1000 USD | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Guatemala | 2,496 1000 USD | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Australia | 2,412 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Kenya | 2,359 1000 USD | 2024 | up 372.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Lebanon | 2,269 1000 USD | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Philippines | 2,132 1000 USD | 2024 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Estonia | 1,703 1000 USD | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Tunisia | 1,567 1000 USD | 2024 | up 224.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Qatar | 1,493 1000 USD | 2024 | up 639.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Nepal | 1,458 1000 USD | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,241 1000 USD | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Mali | 1,165 1000 USD | 2024 | up 369.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 1,093 1000 USD | 2024 | up 392.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 1,012 1000 USD | 2010 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Algeria | 834 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11,814.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Morocco | 809 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 83 | Oman | 787 1000 USD | 2024 | up 450.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 702 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Pakistan | 691 1000 USD | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 666 1000 USD | 2024 | up 125.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Uzbekistan | 651 1000 USD | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 626 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5,116.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Chile | 622 1000 USD | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 90 | New Zealand | 617 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Albania | 517 1000 USD | 2024 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Armenia | 508 1000 USD | 2024 | up 681.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Mauritania | 480 1000 USD | 2024 | up 805.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Nigeria | 480 1000 USD | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Cyprus | 456 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9,020.0% | volatile |
| 96 | United Republic of Tanzania | 446 1000 USD | 2024 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Melanesia | 437 1000 USD | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Fiji | 425 1000 USD | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Georgia | 385 1000 USD | 2024 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Namibia | 353 1000 USD | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Jordan | 343 1000 USD | 2024 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Sudan | 302 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,061.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 288 1000 USD | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Barbados | 243 1000 USD | 2024 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Bahrain | 229 1000 USD | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Jamaica | 205 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3,316.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Curaçao | 192 1000 USD | 2024 | up 357.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 157 1000 USD | 2024 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Panama | 156 1000 USD | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Sudan (former) | 155 1000 USD | 2011 | up 162.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Rwanda | 146 1000 USD | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Somalia | 139 1000 USD | 2024 | up 239.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 137 1000 USD | 2024 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 136 1000 USD | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Paraguay | 133 1000 USD | 2024 | up 565.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Peru | 124 1000 USD | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Côte d'Ivoire | 119 1000 USD | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Liberia | 118 1000 USD | 2024 | up 353.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Ukraine | 111 1000 USD | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 120 | British Virgin Islands | 92 1000 USD | 2024 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Dominica | 88 1000 USD | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Eswatini | 86 1000 USD | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Belize | 83 1000 USD | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Cambodia | 82 1000 USD | 2024 | up 272.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Martinique | 78 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 126 | Mauritius | 70 1000 USD | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 70 1000 USD | 2023 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Polynesia | 66 1000 USD | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Republic of Moldova | 62 1000 USD | 2024 | up 376.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Bahamas | 59 1000 USD | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | 57 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5,600.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Mozambique | 50 1000 USD | 2024 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 49 1000 USD | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Guinea | 46 1000 USD | 2024 | up 187.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Ghana | 43 1000 USD | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Senegal | 40 1000 USD | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Malta | 33 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Togo | 31 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Benin | 29 1000 USD | 2024 | up 625.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Syrian Arab Republic | 27 1000 USD | 2024 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Botswana | 26 1000 USD | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Ecuador | 26 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Cayman Islands | 24 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Zambia | 24 1000 USD | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Yemen | 23 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Guadeloupe | 23 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Tonga | 22 1000 USD | 2024 | up 633.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 21 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Madagascar | 21 1000 USD | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Burkina Faso | 20 1000 USD | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Eritrea | 20 1000 USD | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Kuwait | 17 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Seychelles | 17 1000 USD | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Bhutan | 16 1000 USD | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Tajikistan | 16 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Angola | 14 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Iraq | 14 1000 USD | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Cabo Verde | 14 1000 USD | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Timor-Leste | 13 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Andorra | 11 1000 USD | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Uruguay | 10 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Gambia | 9 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | China, Macao SAR | 9 1000 USD | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Haiti | 8 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Iceland | 8 1000 USD | 2024 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 166 | New Caledonia | 7 1000 USD | 2024 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Aruba | 6 1000 USD | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Cameroon | 6 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Cuba | 6 1000 USD | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Libya | 6 1000 USD | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Burundi | 5 1000 USD | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Niger | 4 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Nauru | 4 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | Micronesia | 4 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 176 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Guyana | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Lesotho | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Myanmar | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Zimbabwe | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Brunei Darussalam | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Gabon | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Malawi | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Papua New Guinea | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Afghanistan | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Ethiopia | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Faroe Islands | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.4% | falling |
| 187 | Gibraltar | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | — | falling |
| 187 | French Polynesia | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Tuvalu | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 195 | Azerbaijan | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Congo | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Guam | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | flat |
| 195 | Maldives | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Marshall Islands | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | flat |
| 195 | Montenegro | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Mongolia | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Suriname | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Turkmenistan | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Vanuatu | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 195 | Samoa | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Tokelau | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | flat |
| 195 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 30.94 million 1000 USD
- Europe 17.33 million 1000 USD
- Asia 9.38 million 1000 USD
- Western Europe 7.72 million 1000 USD
- Eastern Asia 5.05 million 1000 USD
- Northern Europe 4.15 million 1000 USD
- Americas 4.10 million 1000 USD
- Southern Europe 3.90 million 1000 USD
- South-eastern Asia 3.37 million 1000 USD
- Northern America 2.84 million 1000 USD
- Eastern Europe 1.56 million 1000 USD
- South America 1.22 million 1000 USD
About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en