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Who buys the United Arab Emirates’ platinum-group metals? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, the United Arab Emirates exported $1.8 billion of platinum-group metals (186 tonnes), 3.8% of the world total. India bought 99% of the total, followed by Hong Kong (0.6%) and Thailand (0.6%). The United Arab Emirates was the world’s 9th-largest exporter of platinum-group metals.

Summary

Value
$1.8billion
Tonnes
186tonnes
Share of world total
3.8%
World rank
9th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 10 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
India1.7Tonnes: 186USD per tonne: $9,360,22498.7%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $34,427,4940.61%Air
Thailand0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $42,106,9520.6%Air
United States< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $135,766,5710.05%Air
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $15,724,6670.01%Air
France< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $52,025,5000.01%Air
Indonesia< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $33,113,0000.01%Air
Tanzania< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $30,607,0000%Air
Malta< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $11,863,0000%Air
Kenya< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

India has been its main destination since 2024

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

  • India 1.7
  • Hong Kong 0.01
  • Thailand 0.01
  • United States < 0.01
  • Germany < 0.01

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
India01.7
Hong Kong00.01
Thailand00.01
United States0< 0.01
Germany0< 0.01

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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