# HS 711291 Of Gold global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals reached $12.3B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +1.5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $7.1B | -45.1% | -6% |
| 2014 | $5.5B | -22.2% | -22.6% |
| 2015 | $5.5B | +0.8% | -24.5% |
| 2016 | $9.2B | +67.1% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | $8.5B | -8.2% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | $7.3B | -13.8% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | $11.4B | +56.5% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | $12.6B | +10.1% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | $9.4B | -25.5% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | $8.7B | -7.2% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | $11.8B | +35.1% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | $12.3B | +4.6% | +9.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | $4.0B | +26% | 12 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $1.8B | +0.5% | 30 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $1.5B | +14.5% | 21 |
| Spain | $1.3B | +7.1% | 17 |
| Germany | $1.1B | +12.7% | 80 |
| USA | $486.2M | +4.4% | 51 |
| Singapore | $452.0M | -30.8% | 18 |
| Italy | $341.5M | +29.7% | 31 |
| United Arab Emirates | $333.9M | -20.8% | 30 |
| Japan | $243.5M | +6.8% | 14 |
| Malaysia | $206.5M | +17.4% | 17 |
| Norway | $143.6M | +5.6% | 8 |

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