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Where does the United States get its diamonds? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $14.7 billion of diamonds (3 tonnes), 19.8% of the world total. Its main sources were India (46%), Israel (27%) and Belgium (10%). The United States was the world’s largest importer of diamonds.

Summary

Value
$14.7billion
Tonnes
3tonnes
Share of world total
19.8%
World rank
1st
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
India6.7Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $6,004,447,24846%Air
Israel4Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $20,907,914,54526.9%Air
Belgium re-exports1.5Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $14,438,054,81010.3%Air
South Africa0.75Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $13,453,518,5545.1%Air
Botswana0.41Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $5,888,116,5572.8%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.21Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $7,883,925,4621.4%Air
Switzerland0.17Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $172,228,684,0001.2%Air
United Kingdom0.14Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $407,867,7550.95%Air
Angola0.1Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $31,157,514,6670.7%Air
United Arab Emirates0.1Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $24,489,311,0000.67%Air
Cambodia0.09Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $5,654,591,5000.62%Air
Lesotho0.08Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $51,496,174,0000.57%Air
Canada0.07Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,330,036,8750.51%Land
Vietnam0.05Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $4,205,467,5830.34%Air
Namibia0.05Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,301,076,2500.31%Air
France0.05Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $109,575,2510.31%Air
Thailand0.04Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,250,894,3870.26%Air
Mauritius0.02Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $10,680,565,0000.15%Air
Brazil0.02Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.11%Sea
Italy0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $175,110,0530.09%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

India has been its main source since 2016

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

  • India 6.7
  • Israel 4
  • Belgium 1.5
  • South Africa 0.75
  • Botswana 0.41

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
India1.46.7
Israel2.14
Belgium1.51.5
South Africa0.090.75
Botswana00.41

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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