# HS 780200 Waste And Scrap global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in waste and scrap reached $715.1M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $497.1M | +7.3% | -1% |
| 2014 | $543.4M | +9.3% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | $456.3M | -16% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | $501.2M | +9.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | $640.7M | +27.8% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | $684.8M | +6.9% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | $561.3M | -18% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | $430.1M | -23.4% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | $594.0M | +38.1% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | $671.5M | +13% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | $700.6M | +4.3% | +17.7% |
| 2024 | $715.1M | +2.1% | +6.4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| India | $249.9M | +14.4% | 75 |
| Spain | $72.1M | +5.1% | 33 |
| Republic of Korea | $55.7M | +5.3% | 13 |
| Netherlands | $39.8M | +9.5% | 35 |
| Belgium | $35.5M | -2.2% | 26 |
| Bulgaria | $25.8M | +2.7% | 13 |
| Thailand | $23.3M | +90.5% | 13 |
| Ireland | $22.8M | -1.6% | 5 |
| Germany | $21.9M | -3.2% | 35 |
| Philippines | $18.0M | +73.2% | 5 |
| Czechia | $16.0M | -3% | 14 |
| Portugal | $16.0M | -2.9% | 13 |

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