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Where does France get its gold? Import sources 2024

In 2024, France imported $3.9 billion of gold (84 tonnes), 0.7% of the world total. Switzerland sold 53% of the total, followed by Spain (21%) and Italy (13%). France was the world’s 21st-largest importer of gold.

Summary

Value
$3.9billion
Tonnes
84tonnes
Share of world total
0.7%
World rank
21st
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
Switzerland2.1Tonnes: 46USD per tonne: $45,104,75952.6%Land
Spain0.83Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $66,082,74521.2%Land
Italy0.52Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $44,816,76613.2%Land
Germany0.39Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $43,412,6709.9%Land
Peru0.03Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $77,415,3590.69%Air
United Kingdom0.02Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $9,332,4670.52%Air
Suriname0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $63,807,3020.33%Air
Portugal0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $33,274,9050.32%Air
Poland0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $68,180,8970.25%Air
United States0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $13,144,7910.2%Air
Mali0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $48,248,2810.17%Air
Romania< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $43,612,4340.09%Air
Colombia< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $68,815,8060.06%Air
Austria< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $9,668,9920.06%Air
Cuba< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $29,248,5690.05%Air
South Korea< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $9,733,1350.04%Air
Singapore re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $5,084,8120.03%Air
Guinea< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $65,945,4000.03%Air
Japan< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $29,127,8440.02%Air
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $25,056,7430.02%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Switzerland has been its main source since 2012

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

  • Switzerland 2.1
  • Spain 0.83
  • Italy 0.52
  • Germany 0.39
  • Peru 0.03

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Switzerland0.062.1
Spain< 0.010.83
Italy0.020.52
Germany0.010.39
Peru00.03

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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