Top Handmade Art Importers 2015
This list reveals the top 10 handmade art importers based on their percentage of global import purchases (shown within parenthesis). In 2015, world handmade art imports totaled US$45.7 billion.

Fastest-Growing Artwork Import Markets To see the fastest-growing art importers from 2011 to 2015, use the slidebar on the accompanying list. Overall, the 5-year percentage gain for globally imported handmade art was 102.4%.

Research Note:  Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance costs are sometimes added to import totals.

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