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Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals

2843 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2022
World Trade $12.6BRnk 322 / 1218
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $3.18B | $1.47BGermany | India
2022
Product Complexity 1.94Rnk 7 / 1033
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) -3.77%Rnk 994 / 1218
2022
Share of World Trade 0.053%Rnk 322 / 1218

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Precious Metal Compounds. In 2022, Precious Metal Compounds were the world's 322nd most traded product, with a total trade of $12.6B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Precious Metal Compounds decreased by -3.77%, from $13B to $12.6B. Trade in Precious Metal Compounds represent 0.053% of total world trade.

Precious Metal Compounds are a part of Inorganic chemicals. They include Precious metal compounds except gold, silver, amalgam, Gold compounds, Silver nitrate, Colloidal precious metals, and Silver compounds other than silver nitrate.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Precious Metal Compounds  were Germany ($3.18B), Japan ($2.65B), United Kingdom ($1.86B), United States ($1.72B), and Ireland ($1.01B).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Precious Metal Compounds were India ($1.47B), Czechia ($1.07B), Germany ($845M), Mexico ($804M), and South Africa ($756M).

Ranking Precious Metal Compounds ranks 7th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Colloidal precious metals are inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined. They are also amalgams of precious metals in which the precious metal is mixed with mercury.

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2022)Germany$3.18B
Top Destination (2022)India$1.47B

In 2022 Precious Metal Compounds were the world's 322nd most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Precious Metal Compounds were Germany ($3.18B), Japan ($2.65B), United Kingdom ($1.86B), United States ($1.72B), and Ireland ($1.01B).

In 2022, the top importers of Precious Metal Compounds were India ($1.47B), Czechia ($1.07B), Germany ($845M), Mexico ($804M), and South Africa ($756M).

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Exporters of Precious Metal Compounds (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Ireland$795M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)Czechia$995M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Precious Metal Compounds grew the fastest in Ireland ($795M), Netherlands ($39.4M), Switzerland ($25.2M), Turkey ($22.4M), and Chinese Taipei ($9.74M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Precious Metal Compounds were Czechia ($995M), Saudi Arabia ($199M), South Africa ($104M), Canada ($42.4M), and Turkey ($36.3M).

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Exporters of Precious Metal Compounds (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Precious Metal Compounds (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Precious Metal Compounds.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.14. This means that most of the exports of Precious Metal Compounds are explained by 8 countries.

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Value of Exports in Precious Metal Compounds

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Japan$2.59B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)India$1.44B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Precious Metal Compounds. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Precious Metal Compounds during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Precious Metal Compounds were Japan ($2.59B), Germany ($2.33B), United States ($1.61B), United Kingdom ($1.38B), and Ireland ($946M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Precious Metal Compounds were India ($1.44B), Czechia ($1.05B), Mexico ($796M), South Africa ($721M), and Sweden ($689M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Precious Metal Compounds, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Precious metal compounds except gold, silver,... ($9.9B), Gold compounds ($1.84B), Silver compounds other than silver nitrate ($365M), Silver nitrate ($284M), and Colloidal precious metals ($169M)

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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Precious Metal Compounds by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $35M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $3.98M

Precious Metal Compounds’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $35M.  Precious Metal Compounds’s highest import potential is United States with an import gap of $3.98M.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2022)

Related Products

This visualization shows products that are likely to be exported by countries that export Precious Metal Compounds.

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Precious Metal Compounds to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2022)

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