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Other precious metal articles: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in other precious metal articles totaled $10.3 billion (5 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were South Africa (28%), Australia (11%) and Hong Kong (11%); the United States accounted for 65% of imports, followed by Canada (5%) and Malaysia (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 194%.

Summary

World trade
$10.3billion
Tonnes
5thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,074,875
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. South Africa$2.8 billion · 27.7%
  2. Australia$1.2 billion · 11.4%
  3. Hong Kong$1.2 billion · 11.3%
    re-exports
  4. United States$783 million · 7.6%
  5. Japan$686 million · 6.7%
  6. Germany$647 million · 6.3%
  7. Canada$584 million · 5.7%
  8. China$233 million · 2.3%
  9. United Kingdom$207 million · 2%
  10. Switzerland$202 million · 2%
  11. Poland$197 million · 1.9%
  12. United Arab Emirates$169 million · 1.7%
  13. Taiwan$163 million · 1.6%
  14. Kazakhstan$157 million · 1.5%
  15. South Korea$144 million · 1.4%
  16. France$139 million · 1.4%
  17. Singapore$101 million · 0.99%
    re-exports
  18. Brazil$97 million · 0.94%
  19. Netherlands$94 million · 0.92%
    re-exports
  20. Italy$64 million · 0.62%

Top importers

  1. United States$6.7 billion · 65.4%
  2. Canada$494 million · 4.8%
  3. Malaysia$399 million · 3.9%
  4. Singapore$374 million · 3.7%
    re-exports
  5. China$212 million · 2.1%
  6. Germany$209 million · 2%
  7. Thailand$196 million · 1.9%
  8. France$137 million · 1.3%
  9. Hong Kong$134 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  10. Japan$115 million · 1.1%
  11. Belgium$104 million · 1%
    re-exports
  12. Poland$85 million · 0.83%
  13. Costa Rica$72 million · 0.7%
  14. Switzerland$70 million · 0.69%
  15. Mexico$68 million · 0.67%
  16. Taiwan$56 million · 0.55%
  17. United Kingdom$53 million · 0.51%
  18. South Korea$52 million · 0.5%
  19. India$51 million · 0.5%
  20. Netherlands$50 million · 0.49%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

South Africa has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • South Africa 2.8
  • Australia 1.2
  • Hong Kong 1.2
  • United States 0.78
  • Japan 0.69

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
South Africa< 0.012.8
Australia< 0.011.2
Hong Kong< 0.011.2
United States0.070.78
Japan0.010.69

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 1,257% since 2000

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

  • 2024: $2,074,875

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995—
1996—
1997—
1998—
1999—
2000$152,863
2001$143,045
2002$133,757
2003$194,129
2004$295,288
2005$310,821
2006$698,793
2007$569,416
2008$766,286
2009$561,740
2010$607,610
2011$1,046,590
2012$1,134,039
2013$924,982
2014$972,914
2015$657,994
2016$429,157
2017$698,441
2018$377,017
2019$556,605
2020$1,385,731
2021$893,622
2022$1,452,521
2023$1,368,794
2024$2,074,875

What it includes

  • 7115 · Other precious metal articles

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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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