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Where does Hong Kong get its diamonds? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Hong Kong imported $12.2 billion of diamonds (194 tonnes), 16.5% of the world total. Its main sources were India (27%), the United States (17%) and the United Arab Emirates (11%). Hong Kong was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of diamonds.

Summary

Value
$12.2billion
Tonnes
194tonnes
Share of world total
16.5%
World rank
3rd
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
India3.3Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $3,182,484,87927.4%Air
United States2.1Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $6,774,511,31817.1%Air
United Arab Emirates1.4Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $2,529,934,91111.4%Air
China0.83Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $1,307,459,2906.8%Land
Belgium re-exports0.82Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $4,606,262,7536.7%Air
Russia0.8Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $429,439,2576.6%Air
Israel0.71Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $16,087,443,2275.8%Air
Switzerland0.51Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $39,207,469,2314.2%Air
Thailand0.46Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $3,091,579,1693.8%Air
Japan0.24Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $3,429,881,6062%Air
Singapore re-exports0.16Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,903,772,4571.3%Air
France0.12Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,174,639,2681%Air
United Kingdom0.12Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $4,895,398,0870.97%Air
South Africa0.1Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $24,901,373,2500.82%Air
Taiwan0.07Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $14,110,468,4000.58%Air
Botswana0.07Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,848,939,2920.56%Air
Italy0.06Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $450,252,1440.51%Air
Macao0.06Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $386,857,8530.51%Air
Angola0.04Tonnes: 188USD per tonne: $199,5020.31%Air
Belarus0.04Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $333,962,4770.3%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

India was its main source throughout the period

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

  • India 3.3
  • United States 2.1
  • United Arab Emirates 1.4
  • China 0.83
  • Belgium 0.82

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
India1.23.3
United States0.362.1
United Arab Emirates< 0.011.4
China0.010.83
Belgium0.470.82

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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