The global paper and paperboard packaging market size was estimated at 355 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. It is forecast that the paper and paperboard packaging market size will increase in the coming years to reach a value of more than 450 billion U.S. dollars by 2026. Rigid paper accounted for over 90 percent of the paper packaging market.
Market size of paper packaging worldwide in 2021, with a forecast to 2026, by type
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Bain & Company. (August 23, 2023). Market size of paper packaging worldwide in 2021, with a forecast to 2026, by type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030199/market-value-of-paper-worldwide/
Bain & Company. "Market size of paper packaging worldwide in 2021, with a forecast to 2026, by type (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030199/market-value-of-paper-worldwide/
Bain & Company. (2023). Market size of paper packaging worldwide in 2021, with a forecast to 2026, by type (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030199/market-value-of-paper-worldwide/
Bain & Company. "Market Size of Paper Packaging Worldwide in 2021, with a Forecast to 2026, by Type (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030199/market-value-of-paper-worldwide/
Bain & Company, Market size of paper packaging worldwide in 2021, with a forecast to 2026, by type (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030199/market-value-of-paper-worldwide/ (last visited May 03, 2025)
Market size of paper packaging worldwide in 2021, with a forecast to 2026, by type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bain & Company, August 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030199/market-value-of-paper-worldwide/
