# HS 760200 Waste And Scrap global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in waste and scrap reached $22.5B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +12.5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $13.4B | -4.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | $13.8B | +3% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | $12.0B | -13% | -5% |
| 2016 | $10.8B | -10.2% | -7% |
| 2017 | $13.1B | +21.4% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | $14.6B | +11.9% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | $12.5B | -14.8% | +5% |
| 2020 | $11.2B | -10.5% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | $19.8B | +77.5% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | $23.2B | +17% | +22.9% |
| 2023 | $20.8B | -10.3% | +23% |
| 2024 | $22.5B | +8.2% | +4.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| India | $3.4B | +15.1% | 138 |
| China | $3.1B | +14.9% | 104 |
| Germany | $1.7B | +7.1% | 77 |
| Republic of Korea | $1.7B | +10.5% | 125 |
| Thailand | $1.5B | +49% | 114 |
| USA | $1.3B | +10.7% | 74 |
| Italy | $1.0B | +7.5% | 61 |
| Malaysia | $974.6M | +18.5% | 77 |
| Spain | $588.3M | +17.9% | 72 |
| Austria | $536.9M | +5.2% | 49 |
| France | $516.6M | +8.5% | 63 |
| Netherlands | $410.8M | +10.2% | 77 |

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