# HS 790200 Waste And Scrap global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in waste and scrap reached $656.0M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -0.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $600.3M | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | $668.0M | +11.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | $548.2M | -17.9% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | $517.4M | -5.6% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | $668.4M | +29.2% | +0% |
| 2018 | $752.1M | +12.5% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | $680.0M | -9.6% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | $765.6M | +12.6% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | $706.1M | -7.8% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | $1.0B | +42.9% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | $605.0M | -40% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | $656.0M | +8.4% | -2.4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| India | $162.1M | +2.3% | 85 |
| Italy | $122.0M | +0.6% | 35 |
| Belgium | $69.9M | +0% | 42 |
| Thailand | $48.3M | +97.7% | 26 |
| Malaysia | $27.7M | +38.9% | 33 |
| USA | $21.5M | +2.6% | 16 |
| Germany | $20.5M | -10.3% | 43 |
| Austria | $20.4M | +1.9% | 20 |
| France | $19.8M | -3.8% | 21 |
| Poland | $16.6M | -1.3% | 19 |
| Spain | $16.3M | +29.1% | 27 |
| China | $15.2M | -33.2% | 19 |

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