Global exports of precious metal waste and scrap amounted to 25 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, a year-over-year drop of 16 percent. This was the second consecutive year of decline in the export value of precious metal scrap, after a decade-high of 36 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. Germany was the largest exporter of precious metals waste and scrap worldwide in 2023.
Exports of precious metals waste and scrap worldwide from 2011 to 2023
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Data refers to waste and scrap containing precious metals or precious-metal compounds. It excludes waste and scrap melted down into unworked blocks, ingots, or similar forms.
Figures have been rounded.
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Trade Map. (July 3, 2024). Exports of precious metals waste and scrap worldwide from 2011 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391561/export-value-precious-metals-waste-and-scrap-worldwide/
Trade Map. "Exports of precious metals waste and scrap worldwide from 2011 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391561/export-value-precious-metals-waste-and-scrap-worldwide/
Trade Map. (2024). Exports of precious metals waste and scrap worldwide from 2011 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391561/export-value-precious-metals-waste-and-scrap-worldwide/
Trade Map. "Exports of Precious Metals Waste and Scrap Worldwide from 2011 to 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391561/export-value-precious-metals-waste-and-scrap-worldwide/
Trade Map, Exports of precious metals waste and scrap worldwide from 2011 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391561/export-value-precious-metals-waste-and-scrap-worldwide/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Exports of precious metals waste and scrap worldwide from 2011 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Trade Map, July 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391561/export-value-precious-metals-waste-and-scrap-worldwide/
