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Where does Germany get its platinum-group metals? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Germany imported $4 billion of platinum-group metals (115 tonnes), 8.7% of the world total. Its main sources were South Africa (29%), Belgium (21%) and the United States (11%). Germany was the world’s 6th-largest importer of platinum-group metals.

Summary

Value
$4billion
Tonnes
115tonnes
Share of world total
8.7%
World rank
6th
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 Africa1.1Tonnes: 34USD per tonne: $33,873,85128.8%Air
Belgium re-exports0.84Tonnes: 20USD per tonne: $42,187,87021%Land
United States0.43Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $34,080,85010.8%Air
Italy0.42Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $32,915,76310.4%Air
France0.22Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $63,527,0565.4%Land
United Kingdom0.21Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $32,573,5335.3%Air
Russia0.18Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $33,912,7704.5%Air
Switzerland0.14Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $26,826,3263.6%Land
Japan0.1Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $39,523,5712.4%Air
South Korea0.07Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $40,692,7861.7%Air
Austria0.07Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $25,149,0911.6%Land
Mexico0.03Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $41,224,8750.82%Air
Ireland0.02Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $180,714,1220.56%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $8,515,2770.34%Land
Poland0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $34,592,5590.31%Land
Norway0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $31,080,5630.29%Air
Singapore re-exports0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $19,494,8950.27%Air
Australia0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $29,151,6820.25%Air
Canada0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $14,753,9920.24%Air
Czechia0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $9,189,6550.21%Land

Trend

Who it buys from

South Africa has been its main source since 2024

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

  • South Africa 1.1
  • Belgium 0.84
  • United States 0.43
  • Italy 0.42
  • France 0.22

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
South Africa0.191.1
Belgium0.010.84
United States0.060.43
Italy< 0.010.42
France0.010.22

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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