Global Furniture Trade Faces Unprecedented Uncertainty Amid Shifting Tariffs and Trade Policies
The leading furniture importers worldwide are the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France. US furniture imports represent about one quarter of global imports. Out of the 100 countries analysed, 24 list the United States as their primary export destination. Among these, 10 export over 50% of their total furniture shipments to the US market.
Uncertainty in international trade policies could push countries to diversify their export markets, and, in particular, the disruption in US-China trade is likely to lead to substantial trade diversion, prompting concerns in third-party markets about heightened competition from Chinese exports.
Major Furniture Importing Countries: Imports, 2018-2024 (USD Billion)
World Furniture Outlook 2025/2026 analyses the global furniture sector providing insights into furniture market trends, historical series of basic data (furniture production, consumption, imports, exports 2015-2024), macroeconomic indicators, and prospects of the furniture market for the years 2025 and 2026, highlighting regional dynamics and providing data for 100 countries.
International trade of furniture is in a state of unprecedented uncertainty. Trade policy and tariff unpredictability may continue. As a consequence, forecasts on consumption and international trade of furniture should be used with great caution, particularly for countries where the furniture sector is more open to international trade. Continuing uncertainty adversely affects the business climate for the furniture sector, particularly regarding investment decisions and household consumption behaviour.
Key Insights from the World Furniture Outlook 2025/2026 Report: Global Market Analysis & Trends
World Furniture Outlook 2025/2026 is introduced by a comparative regional analysis providing an overview of the furniture sector globally which includes:
- World Furniture sector trends and basic data
- World Economy and Furniture Market Scenario
- Overview of the world furniture production
- World furniture market size and prospects of furniture consumption
- Growth of furniture imports worldwide and the role of furniture exporting countries in the marketplace
- Market shares of the major furniture exporters by geographical region
- Analysis of the openness of furniture markets that covers the past decade, with trade balance, imports/consumption, and exports/production ratios
Statistics and outlook data are also available in a country format with 100 summary country tables including:
- A historical series on furniture production value, 2015-2024
- A historical series on furniture market size in value, 2015-2024
- A historical series on furniture trade, values of furniture imports and furniture exports, 2015-2024
- Furniture Market Forecasts for 2025 and 2026
- Country rankings to place all statistics in a broader worldwide context
- Trading partners: origin of furniture imports
- Trading partners: destination of furniture exports
The 100 country tables also include the following data for an understanding of the macroeconomic context driving furniture demand:
- Total household consumption expenditure
- Total GNP at purchasing power parity
- Per capita GNP at purchasing power parity
World Furniture Outlook 2025/2026 covers the following 100 countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong (China), Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (China), Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.
World Furniture Outlook is the flagship publication by the analyst, issued twice a year, providing status and prospects of the world furniture sector and covering 100 countries selected by the analyst according to their contribution to the production and international trade of furniture.
This research aims to answer the following questions:
- How big is the global furniture market? What are its prospects?
- What are the furniture market forecasts?
- What are the world’s largest furniture markets?
- What are the largest furniture producing countries worldwide?
- What are the dynamics of the world furniture trade?
- What are the main exporters and importers of furniture on a global level?
Table of Contents
Part I: The World Furniture Outlook
