Ever wonder which countries export the most furniture? See the list, which also shows each exporter's percentage of global furniture exports within parenthesis. In 2017, world furniture exports were US$84.3 billion.
African Exporters
Africa exported $539.3 million worth of furniture led by the following countries:
1. Egypt: $309.7 million
2. South Africa: $117.8 million
3. Morocco: $64 million
4. Tunisia: $24.8 million
5. Kenya: $6.9 million
6. Uganda: $1.4 million
7. Zimbabwe: $1.35 million
8. Botswana: $1.32 million
9. Benin: $1.14 million
10. Sierra Leone: $1.13 million
Asian Exporters
Asia exported $39.5 billion worth of furniture led by the following countries:
1. China: $26.7 billion
2. Vietnam: $5.8 billion
3. Malaysia: $1.8 billion
4. Turkey: $1.3 billion
5. Indonesia: $1.1 billion
6. Taiwan: $1 billion
7. India: $494 million
8. Thailand: $402 million
9. Philippines: $181.1 million
10. Hong Kong: $180.5 million
European Union (EU) Exporters
European Union exported $34.4 billion worth of furniture led by the following EU members:
1. Germany: $7.5 billion
2. Italy: $7.2 billion
3. Poland: $4.3 billion
4. Spain: $1.51 billion
5. Denmark: $1.45 billion
6. Sweden: $1.35 billion
7. Netherlands: $1.33 billion
8. France: $1.29 billion
9. Lithuania: $1.26 billion
10. United Kingdom: $963.9 million
Latin American and Caribbean Exporters
Latin America (excluding Mexico) and the Caribbean exported $715 million worth of furniture led by the following countries:
1. Brazil: $511.1 million
2. Colombia: $53.2 million
3. El Salvador: $27.7 million
4. Guatemala: $24.8 million
5. Costa Rica: $24.7 million
6. Honduras: $15.4 million
7. Argentina: $11.7 million
8. Chile: $8.8 million
9. Peru: $8.4 million
10. Panama: $5.3 million
Middle Eastern Exporters
Middle East exported $475.7 million worth of furniture led by the following countries:
1. United Arab Emirates: $157.2 million
2. Israel: $115.9 million
3. Saudi Arabia: $47.1 million
4. Kuwait: $36.6 million
5. Bahrain: $35.8 million
6. Lebanon: $31.3 million
7. Jordan: $27.4 million
8. Oman: $16.8 million
9. Qatar: $4.7 million
10. Syria: $1.3 million
North American Exporters
North America exported $6.9 billion worth of furniture led by the following countries:
1. United States: $2.9 billion
2. Canada: $2.8 billion
3. Mexico: $1.1 billion
Oceanian Exporters
Oceania exported $88.3 million worth of furniture led by the following countries:
1. Australia: $58 million
2. New Zealand: $29.3 million
3. New Caledonia: $384,000
4. Fiji: $264,000
5. Marshall Islands: $97,000
6. Cocos (Keeling) Is: $70,000
7. Samoa: $45,000
8. Nauru: $42,000
9. Micronesia: $41,000
10. Cook Islands: $27,000
The accompanying list identifies exporters with the fastest-growing international sales of furniture from 2013 to 2017. Overall, the 5-year percentage gain for this exported product category was 1.3%.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Furniture Exporters 2017
Fastest-Growing Furniture Export Countries