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Antiques: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in antiques totaled $2.2 billion (12 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United Kingdom (24%), France (13%) and the United States (13%); the top importers were the United States (35%), Hong Kong (18%) and the United Kingdom (8%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 49%.

Summary

World trade
$2.2billion
Tonnes
12thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$172,109
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United Kingdom$545 million · 24.4%
  2. France$298 million · 13.4%
  3. United States$297 million · 13.3%
  4. China$197 million · 8.8%
  5. Switzerland$148 million · 6.6%
  6. Hong Kong$100 million · 4.5%
    re-exports
  7. Italy$94 million · 4.2%
  8. Japan$67 million · 3%
  9. Germany$56 million · 2.5%
  10. Austria$54 million · 2.4%
  11. Kuwait$44 million · 2%
  12. United Arab Emirates$33 million · 1.5%
  13. Netherlands$30 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  14. Belgium$28 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  15. India$24 million · 1.1%
  16. Greece$21 million · 0.96%
  17. Brazil$20 million · 0.88%
  18. Spain$17 million · 0.76%
  19. Egypt$16 million · 0.73%
  20. Denmark$14 million · 0.61%

Top importers

  1. United States$773 million · 34.6%
  2. Hong Kong$412 million · 18.5%
    re-exports
  3. United Kingdom$173 million · 7.7%
  4. Switzerland$156 million · 7%
  5. France$108 million · 4.9%
  6. Netherlands$56 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  7. Taiwan$50 million · 2.3%
  8. Saudi Arabia$46 million · 2.1%
  9. China$44 million · 2%
  10. Norway$39 million · 1.7%
  11. Malaysia$35 million · 1.6%
  12. Japan$30 million · 1.3%
  13. Denmark$28 million · 1.3%
  14. Canada$27 million · 1.2%
  15. Belgium$24 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  16. Italy$22 million · 0.99%
  17. United Arab Emirates$22 million · 0.99%
  18. Australia$22 million · 0.97%
  19. Germany$21 million · 0.92%
  20. Austria$17 million · 0.76%

Trend

Who sells it

The United Kingdom has been the top exporter since 2017

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

  • United Kingdom 0.54
  • France 0.3
  • United States 0.3
  • China 0.2
  • Switzerland 0.15

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United Kingdom0.520.54
France0.150.3
United States0.270.3
China0.060.2
Switzerland0.140.15

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 85% since 2000

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $172,109

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995—
1996—
1997—
1998—
1999—
2000$92,999
2001$102,898
2002$99,301
2003$108,717
2004$117,659
2005$128,798
2006$149,047
2007$173,527
2008$219,182
2009$239,881
2010$250,615
2011$387,203
2012$384,434
2013$346,055
2014$418,205
2015$358,376
2016$454,432
2017$467,075
2018$535,719
2019$615,847
2020$193,983
2021$206,007
2022$193,613
2023$204,857
2024$172,109

What it includes

  • 9706 · Antiques

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Sources and methodology

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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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