# Top Metals: silver, unwrought, (but not powder) trade corridors

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Compare reported Metals: silver, unwrought, (but not powder) trade corridors by value, growth, market share, access, and route signals.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/710691/corridors

## Answer

The leading reported corridor is **China -> China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region**, with $2.4B in the latest reported year. The top five displayed corridors represent 222.2% of the product total used for this view.

## Corridor ranking

| Rank | Route | Latest trade | 3-year growth | Share | Access | Signal |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| 1 | China -> China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $2.4B | -0.7% | 73.8% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 2 | Mexico -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $2.4B | -0.8% | 47.7% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates -> India | $1.3B | +714.7% | 39.1% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 4 | China -> United Kingdom | $1.2B | +87.9% | 30.5% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 5 | United Kingdom -> India | $1.1B | +12.7% | 31.2% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 6 | Republic of Korea -> Japan | $921.9M | -11.4% | 70.8% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 7 | Canada -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $904.0M | +24.7% | 18.1% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 8 | Germany -> United Kingdom | $787.8M | +234.6% | 19.8% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 9 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> India | $669.3M | +9% | 19.6% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 10 | Poland -> United Kingdom | $436.8M | +28.8% | 11% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 11 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein -> United Kingdom | $433.8M | +2,409% | 10.9% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 12 | Russia -> Armenia | $373.8M | +571.6% | 100% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 13 | United Kingdom -> United Arab Emirates | $366.8M | +2,879.6% | 32.5% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 14 | Republic of Korea -> China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $361.1M | +48.9% | 11.1% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 15 | Mexico -> Japan | $333.2M | +10.6% | 25.6% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 16 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> United Kingdom | $312.7M | -52.3% | 7.9% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 17 | Belgium -> Germany | $292.7M | +5.3% | 37.1% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 18 | Poland -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $262.8M | -9% | 5.3% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 19 | Kazakhstan -> United Kingdom | $261.1M | -17.3% | 6.6% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 20 | Chile -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $248.6M | +1.5% | 5% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 21 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> Taiwan | $245.9M | -19.2% | 82.8% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 22 | Germany -> Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $230.0M | -3.4% | 18.6% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 23 | Republic of Korea -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $222.6M | -12.1% | 4.5% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 24 | Russia -> India | $201.2M | +39.9% | 12.4% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 25 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein -> Turkey | $199.7M | -2.4% | 52.5% | FTA reported | Growing |

## Growth leaders

- **India -> China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region**: +26,106% 3-year CAGR, $58.2M latest value.
- **Chile -> Canada**: +3,041.6% 3-year CAGR, $62.6M latest value.
- **United Kingdom -> United Arab Emirates**: +2,879.6% 3-year CAGR, $366.8M latest value.
- **Switzerland, Liechtenstein -> United Kingdom**: +2,409% 3-year CAGR, $433.8M latest value.

## Access comparison

- FTA reported: $12.5B across 50 corridors; average growth +155.6%.
- No FTA reported: $10.6B across 50 corridors; average growth +692.3%.

## Reading the figures

Trade value identifies scale. Growth shows movement over the available comparison period. Access, distance, volatility, and signals provide supporting route context where reported. Missing values are not filled or treated as zero.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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