Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world imports of "Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin" exceeded $919 billion (according to external trade statistics of 134 countries). It was $903 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 138 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Korea (0.74% of the world imports in 2022), Cambodia (0.516%), Vietnam (0.125%), Rwanda (0.056%), Nepal (0.048%), Albania (0.003%), Trinidad and Tobago (0.001%)

Top importers of Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin in 2023

The world's largest importers of this commodity group in 2023:

• Switzerland - 13.2% of the world imports ($121 billion)
• United Arab Emirates - 12.4% ($114 billion)
• China - 12.3% ($114 billion)
• Hong Kong - 11.9% ($110 billion)
• USA - 9.29% ($85 billion)

«Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Switzerland - 33% of Switzerland's total imports in 2023 ($121 billion of $365 billion)
• United Arab Emirates - 24% ($114 billion of $470 billion)
• Armenia - 19.1% ($2.3 billion of $12 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin» in 2023:

• Imports to China from Canada (1.52% of the world imports, $14 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from South Africa (1.65% of the world imports, $15.2 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Switzerland (4.16% of the world imports, $38 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to Hong Kong from China (1.74% of the world imports, $16 billion according to external trade statistics of Hong Kong)
• Imports to India from Switzerland (1.79% of the world imports, $16.4 billion according to external trade statistics of India)
• Imports to India from United Arab Emirates (1.57% of the world imports, $14.4 billion according to external trade statistics of India)
• Imports to Switzerland from USA (1.86% of the world imports, $17.1 billion according to external trade statistics of Switzerland)
• Imports to Turkey from Switzerland (1.93% of the world imports, $17.8 billion according to external trade statistics of Turkey)
• Imports to United Arab Emirates from Turkey (1.6% of the world imports, $14.7 billion according to external trade statistics of United Arab Emirates)
• Imports to United Kingdom from Kazakhstan (1.52% of the world imports, $14 billion according to external trade statistics of United Kingdom)

In 2023, the world exports of "Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin" exceeded $851 billion (according to external trade statistics of 132 countries). It was $758 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 135 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such exporters as Korea (0.646% of the world exports in 2022), Angola (0.262%), Vietnam (0.156%), Mongolia (0.146%), Rwanda (0.073%), Cambodia (0.034%), Lesotho (0.022%), Burundi (0.006%), Albania (0.001%)

Top exporters of Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin in 2023

The world's largest exporters of this commodity group in 2023:

• Switzerland - 14.9% of the world exports ($126 billion)
• United Arab Emirates - 10.5% ($90 billion)
• Hong Kong - 9.57% ($81 billion)
• United Kingdom - 9.48% ($80 billion)
• USA - 8.93% ($76 billion)

«Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Botswana - 79% of Botswana's total exports in 2023 ($4.35 billion of $5.5 billion)
• Burkina Faso - 78% ($3.51 billion of $4.45 billion)
• Central African Republic - 76% ($86 million of $113 million)
• Suriname - 73% ($1.71 billion of $2.31 billion)
• French Polynesia - 66% ($162 million of $244 million)
• Ghana - 45% ($7.67 billion of $16.8 billion)
• Tanzania - 43% ($3.13 billion of $7.27 billion)
• Namibia - 40% ($2.24 billion of $5.48 billion)
• Uzbekistan - 39% ($8.34 billion of $21 billion)
• Kyrgyz Republic - 38% ($1.28 billion of $3.3 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin» in 2023:

• Exports from China to Hong Kong: (2.48% of the world exports, $21 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from Hong Kong to China: (5% of the world exports, $42 billion according to external trade statistics of Hong Kong)
• Exports from Switzerland to China: (3.45% of the world exports, $29 billion according to external trade statistics of Switzerland)
• Exports from Switzerland to India: (1.72% of the world exports, $14.6 billion according to external trade statistics of Switzerland)
• Exports from Switzerland to Turkey: (1.64% of the world exports, $13.9 billion according to external trade statistics of Switzerland)
• Exports from United Arab Emirates to India: (2.08% of the world exports, $17.7 billion according to external trade statistics of United Arab Emirates)
• Exports from United Arab Emirates to Turkey: (1.91% of the world exports, $16.3 billion according to external trade statistics of United Arab Emirates)
• Exports from United Kingdom to China: (2.08% of the world exports, $17.7 billion according to external trade statistics of United Kingdom)
• Exports from United Kingdom to Switzerland: (3.57% of the world exports, $30 billion according to external trade statistics of United Kingdom)
• Exports from USA to Switzerland: (1.69% of the world exports, $14.4 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)