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2022
World Trade $881BRnk 8 / 21
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $120B | $115BSwitzerland | Switzerland
2022
Product Complexity -1.67Rnk 20 / 21
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) 5.6%Rnk 16 / 21
2022
Share of World Trade 3.72%Rnk 8 / 21

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Precious Metals. In 2022, Precious Metals were the world's 8th most traded product, with a total trade of $881B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Precious Metals grew by 5.6%, from $835B to $881B. Trade in Precious Metals represent 3.72% of total world trade.

Precious Metals include Precious stones, metals, & pearls.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Precious Metals  were Switzerland ($120B), United States ($78.4B), United Arab Emirates ($61.8B), United Kingdom ($50.4B), and South Africa ($48.9B).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Precious Metals were Switzerland ($115B), United Arab Emirates ($87.9B), China ($87.8B), United States ($84.8B), and Hong Kong ($73.5B).

Ranking Precious Metals ranks 20th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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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)Switzerland$120B
Top Destination (2022)Switzerland$115B

In 2022 Precious Metals were the world's 8th most traded product (out of 21).

In 2022, the top exporters of Precious Metals were Switzerland ($120B), United States ($78.4B), United Arab Emirates ($61.8B), United Kingdom ($50.4B), and South Africa ($48.9B).

In 2022, the top importers of Precious Metals were Switzerland ($115B), United Arab Emirates ($87.9B), China ($87.8B), United States ($84.8B), and Hong Kong ($73.5B).

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Exporters of Precious Metals (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Switzerland$16.2B
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)China$31.5B

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Precious Metals grew the fastest in Switzerland ($16.2B), United States ($8.9B), Philippines ($7.78B), United Arab Emirates ($6.91B), and Kazakhstan ($6.04B).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Precious Metals were China ($31.5B), United Arab Emirates ($17.4B), Turkey ($15.8B), Switzerland ($12B), and Singapore ($4.94B).

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Exporters of Precious Metals (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Precious Metals (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Precious Metals.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 5.18. This means that most of the exports of Precious Metals are explained by 36 countries.

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Value of Exports in Precious Metals

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)South Africa$45.3B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)China$56.7B

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Precious Metals were South Africa ($45.3B), Russia ($27.1B), Australia ($11.3B), Kazakhstan ($11.1B), and Ghana ($9.54B).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Precious Metals were China ($56.7B), Hong Kong ($48B), India ($26.8B), United Arab Emirates ($26.1B), and Turkey ($12B).

Net Trade (2022)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Precious Metals.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Precious Metals in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Precious Metals by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $1.26B
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $1.06B

Precious Metals’s highest export potential is Germany. With an export gap of $1.26B.  Precious Metals’s highest import potential is Germany with an import gap of $1.06B.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

Specialization

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)

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