# HS 710391 Rubies global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in rubies, sapphires and emeralds, worked (other than simply sawn or roughly shaped), not strung, mounted or set reached $6.8B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +4.9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $4.2B | +47.1% | +30% |
| 2014 | $5.0B | +20.6% | +26.9% |
| 2015 | $5.8B | +14.5% | +26.7% |
| 2016 | $6.6B | +14.8% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | $5.9B | -10.4% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | $5.6B | -4.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | $5.4B | -4.6% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | $3.0B | -44.8% | -20.6% |
| 2021 | $5.8B | +96.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | $8.3B | +42.7% | +15.6% |
| 2023 | $7.4B | -11.3% | +35.5% |
| 2024 | $6.8B | -7.3% | +5.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $1.5B | +6.3% | 45 |
| USA | $1.4B | +6.3% | 68 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $884.8M | +1.2% | 46 |
| Thailand | $838.4M | +14.4% | 65 |
| France | $740.1M | +16.7% | 48 |
| Italy | $233.3M | -6.4% | 33 |
| United Kingdom | $221.8M | +5.7% | 49 |
| India | $167.4M | -15.2% | 41 |
| Israel | $149.6M | +15% | 17 |
| United Arab Emirates | $142.8M | -2.4% | 42 |
| China | $120.9M | +2.5% | 34 |
| Belgium | $62.2M | +9.3% | 25 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._