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Collectors' items: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in collectors' items totaled $1.8 billion (36 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (23%), the United Kingdom (18%) and Switzerland (10%); the top importers were the United States (20%), the United Kingdom (13%) and Switzerland (10%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 2%.

Summary

World trade
$1.8billion
Tonnes
36thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$49,920
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$418 million · 23.1%
  2. United Kingdom$333 million · 18.4%
  3. Switzerland$174 million · 9.6%
  4. Germany$156 million · 8.6%
  5. France$117 million · 6.5%
  6. Italy$98 million · 5.4%
  7. Netherlands$57 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  8. Japan$40 million · 2.2%
  9. China$35 million · 1.9%
  10. Austria$26 million · 1.5%
  11. Greece$23 million · 1.3%
  12. South Africa$22 million · 1.2%
  13. Canada$22 million · 1.2%
  14. Spain$22 million · 1.2%
  15. Belgium$18 million · 1%
    re-exports
  16. Turkey$17 million · 0.91%
  17. Poland$16 million · 0.9%
  18. Australia$15 million · 0.81%
  19. India$12 million · 0.66%
  20. Brazil$11 million · 0.59%

Top importers

  1. United States$364 million · 20.1%
  2. United Kingdom$231 million · 12.8%
  3. Switzerland$179 million · 9.9%
  4. Germany$170 million · 9.4%
  5. France$142 million · 7.8%
  6. Hong Kong$103 million · 5.7%
    re-exports
  7. Belgium$82 million · 4.5%
    re-exports
  8. Netherlands$62 million · 3.4%
    re-exports
  9. Japan$56 million · 3.1%
  10. United Arab Emirates$40 million · 2.2%
  11. Australia$40 million · 2.2%
  12. Austria$33 million · 1.8%
  13. Italy$29 million · 1.6%
  14. Czechia$22 million · 1.2%
  15. Denmark$21 million · 1.2%
  16. Indonesia$20 million · 1.1%
  17. Spain$19 million · 1%
  18. Canada$12 million · 0.69%
  19. Poland$11 million · 0.61%
  20. Israel$11 million · 0.6%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • United States 418
  • United Kingdom 333
  • Switzerland 174
  • Germany 156
  • France 117

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States66.7418
United Kingdom25.7333
Switzerland35.3174
Germany24156
France13.3117

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 68% since 2000

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

  • 2024: $49,920

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995—
1996—
1997—
1998—
1999—
2000$29,701
2001$35,702
2002$30,765
2003$22,918
2004$20,888
2005$21,399
2006$21,565
2007$36,022
2008$18,896
2009$34,648
2010$21,917
2011$39,913
2012$64,247
2013$31,278
2014$27,787
2015$50,639
2016$31,045
2017$38,157
2018$34,780
2019$53,224
2020$20,551
2021$47,549
2022$44,058
2023$52,261
2024$49,920

What it includes

  • 9705 · Collectors' items

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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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