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

In 2024, Switzerland imported $2.6 billion of platinum-group metals (84 tonnes), 5.7% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (21%), Germany (19%) and Italy (17%). Switzerland was the world’s 8th-largest importer of platinum-group metals.

Summary

Value
$2.6billion
Tonnes
84tonnes
Share of world total
5.7%
World rank
8th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States560Tonnes: 27USD per tonne: $20,374,42321.4%Air
Germany508Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $39,898,44019.4%Land
Italy438Tonnes: 11USD per tonne: $38,306,89916.7%Land
France361Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $49,500,29813.8%Land
Hong Kong re-exports160Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $32,753,2256.1%Air
South Africa135Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $32,067,7345.2%Air
China89.8Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $33,629,4063.4%Air
Japan63.2Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $32,532,6662.4%Air
Canada48.2Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $14,857,8951.8%Air
United Kingdom44.9Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $22,206,7191.7%Air
India44.6Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $145,117,4821.7%Air
Australia43.8Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $39,329,1101.7%Air
South Korea42.8Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $31,197,4731.6%Air
Austria11.4Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $31,610,0310.44%Land
Colombia10.5Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $29,160,9920.4%Air
Belgium re-exports10.5Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $48,999,8830.4%Air
Russia8.5Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $30,198,5370.33%Air
Taiwan7.3Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $30,766,9870.28%Air
Turkey6.4Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $27,772,0130.24%Air
Chile5.9Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $10,077,4080.23%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2024

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

  • United States 0.56
  • Germany 0.51
  • Italy 0.44
  • France 0.36
  • Hong Kong 0.16

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.060.56
Germany0.060.51
Italy< 0.010.44
France< 0.010.36
Hong Kong< 0.010.16

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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