Precious Metal Scrap Imports

This key economic indicator for the Metal Recycling sector has been recently updated.

  1. In 2019, Precious Metal Scrap Imports to Japan was up 5.8% compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Japan Precious Metal Scrap Imports was up 17.7% year on year reaching $1,481,213,579.76 Thousand.
  3. In 2019 South Korea was number 4 in Precious Metal Scrap Imports.
  4. In 2016 Philippines was number 23 in Precious Metal Scrap Imports attaining $13,252,188 Thousand, compared to 77 in 2015.

Top Countries in Precious Metal Scrap Imports

Thousand US Dollars - 2003 to 2019

# 90 Countries Thousand US Dollars Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Japan
1,481,213,579.76 2019 +5.8 % +17.7 % View data
2 #2
Germany
1,379,221,145.09 2019 +3.5 % +0.4 % View data
3 #3
Italy
1,237,460,758.67 2019 +3.1 % +1.4 % View data
4 #4
South Korea
654,641,963.12 2019 +3.8 % +9.1 % View data
5 #5
Canada
646,697,407.09 2019 +3.4 % +6.1 % View data
6 #6
United Kingdom
539,720,183.75 2019 -0.8 % -5.4 % View data
7 #7
Belgium
507,393,258.59 2019 -3.5 % -0.1 % View data
8 #8
United Arab Emirates
392,679,195.02 2019 +5.9 % +1.4 % View data
9 #9
United States
324,726,326.75 2019 -1.1 % -2.9 % View data
10 #10
China
79,667,157.42 2019 +2.3 % +7.9 % View data
11 #11
Sweden
75,597,346.15 2019 -0.8 % -8.8 % View data
12 #12
Czech Republic
69,273,268.55 2019 +4.6 % +3.4 % View data
13 #13
Singapore
45,194,415.09 2019 +5.0 % +8.5 % View data
14 #14
Spain
43,018,762.18 2019 -1.8 % +2.7 % View data
15 #15
Mexico
34,657,733.88 2019 -1.1 % -11.4 % View data
16 #16
Poland
25,305,798.01 2019 +6.8 % +62.0 % View data
17 #17
Switzerland
24,079,711.74 2019 -25.1 % -20.1 % View data
18 #18
Thailand
24,071,994.70 2019 +7.6 % +40.6 % View data
19 #19
South Africa
23,719,664.40 2019 -0.5 % -4.6 % View data
20 #20
Lithuania
21,598,863.63 2019 +4.5 % +12.0 % View data
21 #21
Austria
20,365,871.07 2019 +1.3 % +3.5 % View data
22 #22
Netherlands
13,944,139.90 2019 -6.1 % -5.3 % View data
23 #23
Philippines
13,252,188.00 2016 NA +5.5 % View data
24 #24
France
11,526,454.50 2019 -4.5 % +4.8 % View data
25 #25
Bulgaria
10,270,203.96 2019 +7.7 % +154.7 % View data
26 #26
Turkey
8,128,224.72 2019 +4.8 % -14.2 % View data
27 #27
Panama
6,769,832.99 2019 +7.1 % +17.1 % View data
28 #28
Norway
6,496,227.27 2019 -15.3 % -14.8 % View data
29 #29
Malaysia
5,459,548.91 2019 -3.8 % -17.8 % View data
30 #30
India
3,711,304.16 2019 +1.6 % +11.0 % View data
31 #31
Russia
3,206,381.64 2019 +1.1 % -19.1 % View data
32 #32
Finland
2,965,918.33 2019 +5.5 % +10.8 % View data
33 #33
Israel
2,560,615.93 2019 +5.7 % +89.0 % View data
34 #34
Denmark
2,360,681.85 2019 +2.8 % +6.9 % View data
35 #35
New Zealand
2,209,300.60 2019 -5.7 % -14.1 % View data
36 #36
Slovenia
1,684,572.29 2019 +1.0 % +18.5 % View data
37 #37
Slovakia
1,585,687.53 2019 +2.9 % -15.0 % View data
38 #38
Pakistan
1,511,100.50 2019 +5.0 % +40.4 % View data
39 #39
Hungary
1,390,859.31 2019 +4.9 % +122.6 % View data
40 #40
Latvia
1,346,386.27 2019 -0.1 % +2.6 % View data
41 #41
Greece
1,286,106.54 2019 +4.1 % +3.3 % View data
42 #42
North Korea
1,065,910.00 2015 -84.8 % NA View data
43 #43
Serbia
908,211.10 2019 +6.4 % +12.7 % View data
44 #44
Peru
894,945.93 2019 +4.6 % +17.7 % View data
45 #45
Estonia
796,738.83 2019 +5.1 % +0.4 % View data
46 #46
Australia
664,770.97 2016 +4.9 % +1.4 % View data
47 #47
Belarus
600,612.98 2016 -54.2 % NA View data
48 #48
Kenya
564,599.98 2016 +1,782.0 % NA View data
49 #49
Vietnam
404,550.17 2019 -7.7 % -34.8 % View data
50 #50
Brazil
404,010.08 2019 -9.2 % -40.2 % View data
51 #51
Bangladesh
378,088.01 2016 NA NA View data
52 #52
Croatia
309,790.25 2019 +7.0 % +53.1 % View data
53 #53
Indonesia
181,332.77 2019 -2.5 % -32.1 % View data
54 #54
Ireland
168,630.61 2019 +5.0 % +90.7 % View data
55 #55
Kuwait
157,254.87 2019 +5.9 % NA View data
56 #56
Uruguay
114,595.00 2016 NA NA View data
57 #57
Chile
114,549.00 2015 -26.0 % +95.6 % View data
58 #58
Aruba
92,739.00 2016 NA +34.5 % View data
59 #59
Kazakhstan
74,162.12 2019 +0.1 % +3.1 % View data
60 #60
Romania
67,291.00 2016 +512.5 % NA View data
61 #61
Portugal
58,513.12 2019 -15.8 % +1.8 % View data
62 #62
Egypt
57,505.08 2019 -19.4 % +21.1 % View data
63 #63
Honduras
50,747.00 2016 NA +59.0 % View data
64 #64
Ukraine
43,467.00 2015 -72.4 % NA View data
65 #65
Sri Lanka
35,463.00 2015 NA NA View data
66 #66
Senegal
30,516.20 2019 +4.2 % +51.4 % View data
67 #67
Jordan
27,819.00 2016 NA -2.5 % View data
68 #68
Armenia
22,730.00 2016 +1,922.2 % NA View data
69 #69
Costa Rica
22,694.95 2019 -0.0 % -12.5 % View data
70 #70
Guatemala
21,589.58 2019 -0.9 % +4.0 % View data
71 #71
Albania
17,852.00 2016 NA +60.8 % View data
72 #72
Dominican Republic
17,718.13 2016 +102.4 % NA View data
73 #73
Tanzania
15,067.00 2015 -53.9 % NA View data
74 #74
Nigeria
13,392.37 2019 -13.8 % -15.1 % View data
75 #75
Lebanon
12,615.24 2019 -48.5 % -43.1 % View data
76 #76
Guinea
12,594.00 2015 NA NA View data
77 #77
Iraq
10,000.00 2015 +356.2 % +96.0 % View data
78 #78
Oman
6,720.00 2015 -84.7 % NA View data
79 #79
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5,427.00 2016 +4.3 % -61.2 % View data
80 #80
Macedonia
5,314.00 2015 +18.5 % -44.8 % View data
81 #81
Algeria
5,297.00 2015 NA NA View data
82 #82
Colombia
5,182.00 2015 -79.4 % -24.9 % View data
83 #83
Bahrain
5,131.00 2016 -62.8 % -24.6 % View data
84 #84
Nicaragua
4,786.79 2015 +65.1 % -58.4 % View data
85 #85
Cyprus
2,474.07 2019 -2.5 % +7.0 % View data
86 #86
Georgia
1,960.00 2016 NA -57.0 % View data
87 #87
Bolivia
1,934.00 2016 NA NA View data
88 #88
Zambia
1,879.00 2015 NA NA View data
89 #89
Zimbabwe
1,113.00 2015 NA -2.2 % View data
90 #90
Malta
1,055.00 2016 -55.1 % NA View data

Source: OECD

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