Top Handmade Art Exporters

Ever wonder which countries export the most handmade art? See the list, which also shows each exporter's percentage of global handmade art exports within parenthesis. In 2015, global artwork exports were US$42.3 billion.

African Exporters

Africa exported $313.6 million worth of handmade art led by the following countries:

1. Egypt: $191.2 million

2. South Africa: $35.6 million

3. Morocco: $14.1 million

4. Zimbabwe: $13.4 million

5. Chad: $13.3 million

6. Nigeria: $9.4 million

7. Democratic Rep. Congo: $8.8 million

8. Cameroon: $5.2 million

9. Côte d'Ivoire: $4.8 million

10. Gabon: $3.5 million

Asian Exporters

Asia exported $2.6 billion worth of handmade art led by the following countries:

1. Hong Kong: $687.7 million

2. China: $593.8 million

3. South Korea: $439.2 million

4. Singapore: $332.8 million

5. Japan: $313.7 million

6. India: $167.7 million

7. Taiwan: $10.8 million

8. Thailand: $10.2 million

9. Philippines: $10.1 million

10. Indonesia: $7.5 million

European Union Exporters

European Union exported $25.6 billion worth of handmade art led by the following EU members:

1. France: $14.2 billion

2. United Kingdom: $9.3 billion

3. Germany: $947 million

4. Italy: $446.7 million

5. Austria: $210 million

6. Belgium: $151.9 million

7. Spain: $109.5 million

8. Netherlands: $101.3 million

9. Denmark: $64.2 million

10. Sweden: $50 million

Latin American and Caribbean Exporters

Latin America (excluding Mexico) and the Caribbean exported $225.3 million worth of handmade art led by the following countries:

1. Brazil: $112.9 million

2. British Virgin Islands: $58.6 million

3. Trinidad/Tobago: $19.7 million

4. Venezuela: $9.4 million

5. Bahamas: $5.1 million

6. Peru: $3.1 million

7. Uruguay: $2.6 million

8. Colombia: $2.1 million

9. Saint Lucia: $1.9 million

10. Argentina: $1.8 million

Middle Eastern Exporters

Middle East exported $256.3 million worth of handmade art led by the following countries:

1. United Arab Emirates: $93.6 million

2. Israel: $66.7 million

3. Qatar: $59.8 million

4. Iran: $19.8 million

5. Lebanon: $8.4 million

6. Iraq: $1.9 million

7. Syria: $1.6 million

8. Yemen: $1.4 million

9. Saudi Arabia: $1.2 million

10. Kuwait: $1 million

North American Exporters

North America exported $11.3 billion worth of handmade art led by the following countries:

1. United States: $11 billion

2. Canada: $239.9 million

3. Mexico: $10.4 million

Site Index

The accompanying list identifies exporters with the fastest-growing international sales of handmade art from 2011 to 2015. Overall, the 5-year percentage gain for this exported product category was 108.8%.

Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis

Top Handmade Art Exporters 2015

Fastest-Growing Artwork Export Countries

Oceanian Exporters

Oceania exported $146.6 million worth of handmade art led by the following countries:

1. Australia: $83.7 million

2. New Zealand: $31.4 million