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Where does China get its diamonds? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $3 billion of diamonds (1 tonne), 4% of the world total. South Africa sold 50% of the total, followed by Belgium (25%) and India (16%). China was the world’s 7th-largest importer of diamonds.

Summary

Value
$3billion
Tonnes
1tonne
Share of world total
4%
World rank
7th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
South Africa1.5Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,972,858,11650.1%Air
Belgium re-exports0.74Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $3,508,985,04725.1%Air
India0.48Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,820,147,48516.1%Land
Hong Kong re-exports0.11Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $3,075,168,5433.6%Land
Israel0.09Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $17,541,846,8003%Air
United Kingdom0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $11,693,0000.38%Sea
Switzerland0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $4,664,287,0000.31%Air
United States0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $769,032,9170.31%Air
France0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $33,937,5000.2%Air
Canada0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $137,939,1330.18%Air
Botswana0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.17%Sea
Russia< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $109,567,5230.16%Land
United Arab Emirates< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $652,941,5000.13%Air
Lesotho< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.12%Sea
Taiwan< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.06%Sea
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.04%Sea
Australia< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.03%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.01%Sea
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $15,885,0830.01%Air
Zimbabwe< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.01%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

South Africa has been its main source since 2023

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • South Africa 1.5
  • Belgium 0.74
  • India 0.48
  • Hong Kong 0.11
  • Israel 0.09

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
South Africa0.041.5
Belgium0.060.74
India0.010.48
Hong Kong0.010.11
Israel0.010.09

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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