World Merchandise Exports and Imports by Commodity (HS)
Publication date: 2024-11-07
Reporting period: 2002 - 2023
Timeseries: 132 million
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Gold (incl. gold plated with platinum), in unwrought forms (excl. powder) | Imports and Exports | 2023
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In 2023, the world imports of "Gold (incl. gold plated with platinum), in unwrought forms (excl. powder)" exceeded $467 billion (according to external trade statistics of 100 countries). It was $399 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 107 countries).
There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Cambodia (1.12% of the world imports in 2022), Korea (0.262%), Rwanda (0.127%), Vietnam (0.055%), Nepal (0.048%), China, Macao SAR (0.001%)
Top importers of Gold (incl. gold plated with platinum), in unwrought forms (excl. powder) in 2023
The world's largest importers of this commodity group in 2023:
- Switzerland - 21% of the world imports ($101 billion)
- China - 19.2% ($90 billion)
- United Arab Emirates - 16.1% ($75 billion)
- Hong Kong - 12.5% ($58 billion)
- India - 9.07% ($42 billion)
«Gold (incl. gold plated with platinum), in unwrought forms (excl. powder)» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of
- Switzerland - 27% of Switzerland's total imports in 2023 ($101 billion of $365 billion)
- United Arab Emirates - 16% ($75 billion of $470 billion)
- Lebanon - 11.5% ($2.08 billion of $18.1 billion)
According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Gold (incl. gold plated with platinum), in unwrought forms (excl. powder)» in 2023:
- Imports to China from Australia (2.35% of the world imports, $11 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
- Imports to China from Canada (2.98% of the world imports, $13.9 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
- Imports to China from South Africa (2.07% of the world imports, $9.71 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
- Imports to China from Switzerland (7.88% of the world imports, $36 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
- Imports to Hong Kong from Switzerland (2.13% of the world imports, $9.96 billion according to external trade statistics of Hong Kong)
- Imports to Hong Kong from United Arab Emirates (2.07% of the world imports, $9.73 billion according to external trade statistics of Hong Kong)
- Imports to India from Switzerland (3.48% of the world imports, $16.3 billion according to external trade statistics of India)
- Imports to Switzerland from USA (3.25% of the world imports, $15.2 billion according to external trade statistics of Switzerland)
- Imports to Turkey from Switzerland (3.72% of the world imports, $17.4 billion according to external trade statistics of Turkey)
- Imports to United Arab Emirates from Turkey (2.57% of the world imports, $12 billion according to external trade statistics of United Arab Emirates)
In 2023, the world exports of "Gold (incl. gold plated with platinum), in unwrought forms (excl. powder)" exceeded $321 billion (according to external trade statistics of 88 countries). It was $285 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 97 countries).
There are no trade data (2023) for such exporters as Côte d`Ivoire (0.516% of the world exports in 2022), Korea (0.335%), Rwanda (0.194%), Cambodia (0.081%), Burundi (0.018%), Niger (0.005%), Angola (0.001%)
Top exporters of Gold (incl. gold plated with platinum), in unwrought forms (excl. powder) in 2023
The world's largest exporters of this commodity group in 2023:
- Switzerland - 30% of the world exports ($97 billion)
- United Arab Emirates - 16% ($51 billion)
- Hong Kong - 12.2% ($39 billion)
- USA - 7.96% ($25 billion)
- Canada - 6.09% ($19.6 billion)
- Japan - 3.3% ($10.6 billion)
«Gold (incl. gold plated with platinum), in unwrought forms (excl. powder)» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of
- Central African Republic - 63% of Central African Republic's total exports in 2023 ($72 million of $113 million)
- Suriname - 50% ($1.16 billion of $2.31 billion)
- Tanzania - 40% ($2.96 billion of $7.27 billion)
- Kyrgyz Republic - 38% ($1.28 billion of $3.3 billion)
- Mauritania - 31% ($1.29 billion of $4.06 billion)
- Switzerland - 23% ($97 billion of $419 billion)
- Bolivia - 22% ($2.48 billion of $10.9 billion)
- Armenia - 20% ($1.74 billion of $8.37 billion)
According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Gold (incl. gold plated with platinum), in unwrought forms (excl. powder)» in 2023:
- Exports from Canada to USA: (2.52% of the world exports, $8.12 billion according to external trade statistics of Canada)
- Exports from Hong Kong to China: (10.2% of the world exports, $32 billion according to external trade statistics of Hong Kong)
- Exports from Switzerland to China: (8.67% of the world exports, $27 billion according to external trade statistics of Switzerland)
- Exports from Switzerland to Hong Kong: (2.56% of the world exports, $8.25 billion according to external trade statistics of Switzerland)
- Exports from Switzerland to India: (4.53% of the world exports, $14.5 billion according to external trade statistics of Switzerland)
- Exports from Switzerland to Turkey: (4.2% of the world exports, $13.5 billion according to external trade statistics of Switzerland)
- Exports from United Arab Emirates to Hong Kong: (2.55% of the world exports, $8.22 billion according to external trade statistics of United Arab Emirates)
- Exports from United Arab Emirates to Switzerland: (2.97% of the world exports, $9.57 billion according to external trade statistics of United Arab Emirates)
- Exports from United Arab Emirates to Turkey: (4.32% of the world exports, $13.9 billion according to external trade statistics of United Arab Emirates)
- Exports from USA to Switzerland: (3.27% of the world exports, $10.5 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
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| Reporter | 710812. Gold (incl. gold plated with platinum), in unwrought forms (excl. powder) | |||
| Exports | Imports | |||
| 2023 | 2023 | |||
| Value (US$) | World Share ($), % | Value (US$) | World Share ($), % | |
| Switzerland | 97,845,510,636.81 | 30.38 | 101,515,330,182.88 | 21.69 |
| United Arab Emirates | 51,818,358,065.83 | 16.09 | 75,734,259,754.08 | 16.18 |
| Hong Kong | 39,599,377,335.05 | 12.29 | 58,726,058,979.82 | 12.54 |
| USA | 25,658,919,895.00 | 7.96 | 13,739,368,690.00 | 2.93 |
| Canada | 19,617,709,318.45 | 6.09 | 9,113,807,303.94 | 1.94 |
| Japan | 10,657,647,007.95 | 3.30 | 123,333,378.76 | 0.02 |
| Germany | 8,948,584,162.70 | 2.77 | 3,293,388,980.94 | 0.70 |
| Peru | 8,372,874,088.27 | 2.60 | 37,168.00 | 0.00 |
| Thailand | 5,955,866,188.22 | 1.84 | 7,687,938,223.26 | 1.64 |
| Turkey | 3,919,900,396.00 | 1.21 | 29,569,391,514.00 | 6.31 |
| Australia | 3,231,980,994.07 | 1.00 | 5,631,182,132.18 | 1.20 |
| Colombia | 3,221,994,083.18 | 1.00 | 22,835.40 | 0.00 |
| Tanzania | 2,967,543,170.44 | 0.92 | 10,610.85 | 0.00 |
| Brazil | 2,699,983,052.00 | 0.83 | 184,725.00 | 0.00 |
| Italy | 2,652,871,990.19 | 0.82 | 4,320,673,831.33 | 0.92 |
| Bolivia | 2,485,820,162.76 | 0.77 | 266,100.00 | 0.00 |
| China | 2,400,734,174.00 | 0.74 | 90,076,746,387.00 | 19.24 |
| France | 2,325,472,634.12 | 0.72 | 1,492,838,804.13 | 0.31 |
| Egypt | 1,826,478,672.23 | 0.56 | 139,143,571.76 | 0.02 |
| Armenia | 1,746,746,662.73 | 0.54 | 1,365,418,820.01 | 0.29 |
| Argentina | 1,535,082,453.71 | 0.47 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 1,408,748,981.04 | 0.43 | 7,310,447,970.03 | 1.56 |
| Ecuador | 1,390,803,407.90 | 0.43 | 107.80 | 0.00 |
| Mauritania | 1,291,798,553.61 | 0.40 | 9,925.63 | 0.00 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 1,284,332,757.00 | 0.39 | 18,177,847.00 | 0.00 |
| Spain | 1,239,580,580.67 | 0.38 | 444,407,941.83 | 0.09 |
| Suriname | 1,167,321,201.22 | 0.36 | ||
| Austria | 1,155,944,465.00 | 0.35 | 2,603,063,706.95 | 0.55 |
| Nicaragua | 1,128,988,757.52 | 0.35 | ||
| Dominican Republic | 1,127,599,429.87 | 0.35 | 12,003,619.29 | 0.00 |
| Mexico | 1,069,052,519.00 | 0.33 | 22,106,927.00 | 0.00 |
| Singapore | 1,024,525,329.31 | 0.31 | 1,752,152,450.67 | 0.37 |
| Chile | 1,009,359,447.81 | 0.31 | 679,391.25 | 0.00 |
| Indonesia | 848,316,873.30 | 0.26 | 2,595,117,159.00 | 0.55 |
| Senegal | 842,612,164.89 | 0.26 | 2,095,345.23 | 0.00 |
| Belgium | 816,822,656.88 | 0.25 | 117,072,209.26 | 0.02 |
| Sweden | 768,124,858.80 | 0.23 | 142,607,627.94 | 0.03 |
| Namibia | 627,590,693.48 | 0.19 | 555.59 | 0.00 |
| Guyana | 581,013,970.32 | 0.18 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 430,759,759.82 | 0.13 | 152,505,788.50 | 0.03 |
| New Zealand | 429,768,475.25 | 0.13 | 6,012,429.22 | 0.00 |
| Jordan | 386,938,584.05 | 0.12 | 769,865,911.97 | 0.16 |
| Lebanon | 325,875,441.00 | 0.10 | 2,088,633,152.00 | 0.44 |
| Philippines | 262,197,287.00 | 0.08 | 14,563,211.00 | 0.00 |
| Netherlands | 235,533,751.23 | 0.07 | 278,029,713.23 | 0.05 |
| Malaysia | 231,766,031.81 | 0.07 | 926,907,090.39 | 0.19 |
| Kuwait | 185,840,696.57 | 0.05 | 893,555,346.56 | 0.19 |
| Azerbaijan | 162,755,819.37 | 0.05 | 27,085.00 | 0.00 |
| Poland | 135,322,608.00 | 0.04 | 37,731,420.00 | 0.00 |
| Norway | 134,215,322.12 | 0.04 | 2,098,343.72 | 0.00 |
| Estonia | 102,966,569.38 | 0.03 | 103,054,227.06 | 0.02 |
| Bahrain | 97,804,880.50 | 0.03 | 589,477,537.37 | 0.12 |
| Oman | 75,806,655.27 | 0.02 | 714,744,472.22 | 0.15 |
| India | 73,891,163.08 | 0.02 | 42,480,205,631.85 | 9.07 |
| Central African Republic | 72,350,644.26 | 0.02 | ||
| Fiji | 43,486,291.65 | 0.01 | ||
| Hungary | 38,823,330.00 | 0.01 | 12,980,943.00 | 0.00 |
| Czech Republic | 37,524,622.00 | 0.01 | 61,705,830.00 | 0.01 |
| Portugal | 33,156,959.50 | 0.01 | 8,129,259.69 | 0.00 |
| United Kingdom | 30,895,830.66 | 0.00 | 408,915,217.02 | 0.08 |
| Ghana | 22,476,662.45 | 0.00 | 594,461.37 | 0.00 |
| Luxembourg | 22,123,243.87 | 0.00 | 6,813,880.07 | 0.00 |
| Botswana | 20,747,235.57 | 0.00 | 3,707,556.50 | 0.00 |
| Costa Rica | 18,752,144.61 | 0.00 | 195,435.90 | 0.00 |
| Croatia | 16,372,892.00 | 0.00 | 97,890,834.00 | 0.02 |
| Slovenia | 15,452,689.73 | 0.00 | 96,102,375.21 | 0.02 |
| Slovak Republic | 13,603,976.81 | 0.00 | 19,851,757.75 | 0.00 |
| Denmark | 11,148,966.69 | 0.00 | 7,281,396.28 | 0.00 |
| Bulgaria | 9,143,094.89 | 0.00 | 12,167,281.05 | 0.00 |
| Cyprus | 8,160,779.75 | 0.00 | 3,418,844.86 | 0.00 |
| Kenya | 7,538,086.67 | 0.00 | ||
| Morocco | 6,833,031.76 | 0.00 | 59,515,104.06 | 0.01 |
| Israel | 4,615,000.00 | 0.00 | 47,047,994.00 | 0.01 |
| Malta | 3,215,843.17 | 0.00 | 123,526.29 | 0.00 |
| Ireland | 2,936,487.69 | 0.00 | 1,496,700.67 | 0.00 |
| Mauritius | 1,108,773.71 | 0.00 | 2,957,863.41 | 0.00 |
| Moldova | 1,061,839.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Burkina Faso | 772,082.12 | 0.00 | 2,515.55 | 0.00 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 631,869.92 | 0.00 | 446,392.95 | 0.00 |
| Barbados | 616,306.50 | 0.00 | 2,660.00 | 0.00 |
| Uruguay | 545,232.00 | 0.00 | ||
| French Polynesia | 205,107.94 | 0.00 | ||
| Greece | 160,715.44 | 0.00 | 2,478,400.67 | 0.00 |
| Jamaica | 66,116.11 | 0.00 | ||
| Zambia | 61,797.71 | 0.00 | 67,484.79 | 0.00 |
| Mozambique | 48,000.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Benin | 26,374.08 | 0.00 | ||
| South Africa | 227.47 | 0.00 | 7,678,749.65 | 0.00 |
| Uzbekistan | 4,155,011.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Ukraine | 34,909,447.46 | 0.00 | ||
| Tunisia | 41,961,143.77 | 0.00 | ||
| Togo | 3,521,269.03 | 0.00 | ||
| The Bahamas | 1,886.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Swaziland | 223.94 | 0.00 | ||
| Sri Lanka | 68,146,568.64 | 0.01 | ||
| Serbia | 556,200.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Qatar | 300,743,602.40 | 0.06 | ||
| Panama | 3,458,364.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Pakistan | 27,391,479.07 | 0.00 | ||
| North Macedonia | 2,319,799.69 | 0.00 | ||
| Niger | 29,317.26 | 0.00 | ||
| Myanmar | 0.75 | 0.00 | ||
| Montenegro | 2,751,217.73 | 0.00 | ||
| Lithuania | 1,076,089.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Latvia | 579,986.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Iceland | 235,633.63 | 0.00 | ||
| Guatemala | 1,900,201.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Finland | 14,940,463.75 | 0.00 | ||
| El Salvador | 605,983.54 | 0.00 | ||
| Brunei | 3,969.23 | 0.00 | ||
| Aruba | 36,606.70 | 0.00 | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3,949.94 | 0.00 | ||
| Andorra | 846.64 | 0.00 | ||