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Where does Taiwan get its gold? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Taiwan imported $2.7 billion of gold (34 tonnes), 0.5% of the world total. Its main sources were Japan (46%), Switzerland (31%) and Hong Kong (7%). Taiwan was the world’s 25th-largest importer of gold.

Summary

Value
$2.7billion
Tonnes
34tonnes
Share of world total
0.5%
World rank
25th
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
Japan1.2Tonnes: 15USD per tonne: $78,566,15645.5%Air
Switzerland0.83Tonnes: 11USD per tonne: $79,088,16131.4%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.19Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $71,755,8347.3%Air
China0.11Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $77,793,8414%Air
South Korea0.1Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $75,261,2243.8%Air
Singapore re-exports0.09Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $65,078,7973.5%Air
United States0.08Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $73,060,4722.9%Air
Thailand0.02Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $54,638,5880.61%Air
Germany0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $80,642,5090.32%Air
Australia0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $87,357,6620.24%Air
Guinea0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $84,791,2740.23%Air
Canada< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $68,568,5220.17%Air
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $92,711,7000.04%Air
United Arab Emirates< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $81,269,6000.03%Air
Poland< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,906,1430%Air
Brazil< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $30,673,3330%Air
Malaysia< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $30,722,0000%Air
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $40,840,0000%Air
Austria< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
France< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,982,4000%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Japan has been its main source since 2021

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

  • Japan 1.2
  • Switzerland 0.83
  • Hong Kong 0.19
  • China 0.11
  • South Korea 0.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Japan0.071.2
Switzerland< 0.010.83
Hong Kong0.020.19
China00.11
South Korea0.230.1

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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