Ever wonder which countries export the most jewelry? See the list, which also shows each exporter's percentage of global jewelry exports in parenthesis. In 2017, world jewelry exports were US$106.1 billion.
African Exporters
Africa exported $165.8 million worth of jewelry led by the following countries:
1. South Africa: $132.6 million
2. Seychelles: $11.6 million
3. Mauritius: $9 million
4. Morocco: $5.5 million
5. Zimbabwe: $3.5 million
6. Namibia: $600,000
7. Guinea: $592,000
8. Libya: $558,000
9. Zambia: $480,000
10. Tunisia: $430,000
Asian Exporters
Asia exported $42.4 billion worth of jewelry led by the following countries:
1. India: $12.8 billion
2. China: $10.9 billion
3. Hong Kong: $6.2 billion
4. Thailand: $3.7 billion
5. Indonesia: $2.6 billion
6. Singapore: $2.2 billion
7. Japan: $1.7 billion
8. Malaysia: $1.3 billion
9. South Korea: $242.2 million
10. Macao: $200.9 million
European Union (EU) Exporters
European Union exported $20 billion worth of jewelry led by the following EU members:
1. Italy: $7 billion
2. France: $5 billion
3. United Kingdom: $4.7 billion
4. Germany: $2 billion
5. Spain: $397.1 million
6. Belgium: $217.9 million
7. Austria: $89.8 million
8. Denmark: $85.1 million
9. Netherlands: $77 million
10. Czech Republic: $69.8 million
Latin American and Caribbean Exporters
Latin America (excluding Mexico) and the Caribbean exported $815.6 million worth of jewelry led by the following countries:
1. Dominican Republic: $409.5 million
2. Bolivia: $129.8 million
3. Peru: $105.9 million
4. Brazil: $30.9 million
5. British Virgin Islands: $27.3 million
6. Panama: $25.7 million
7. Barbados: $19 million
8. Nicaragua: $18.1 million
9. Saint Lucia: $10.8 million
10. Aruba: $9.4 million
Middle Eastern Exporters
Middle East exported $16 billion worth of jewelry led by the following countries:
1. United Arab Emirates: $14.6 billion
2. Saudi Arabia: $391.2 million
3. Bahrain: $335.6 million
4. Israel: $224.1 million
5. Jordan: $140.6 million
6. Qatar: $112.6 million
7. Kuwait: $90.7 million
8. Lebanon: $61.8 million
9. Oman: $16.4 million
10. Yemen: $8.2 million
North American Exporters
North America exported $10.9 billion worth of jewelry led by the following countries:
1. United States: $10.3 billion
2. Mexico: $297.5 million
3. Canada: $260 million
Oceanian Exporters
Oceania exported $444.6 million worth of jewelry led by the following countries:
1. Australia: $405.4 million
2. New Zealand: $33.7 million
3. Fiji: $5.2 million
4. French Polynesia: $169,000
5. Tokelau: $42,000
6. New Caledonia: $30,000
7. Northern Mariana Islands: $26,000
8. Cocos (Keeling) Islands: $20,000
9. Papua New Guinea: $18,000
10. Cook Islands: $11,000
The accompanying list identifies exporters with the fastest-growing international sales of jewelry from 2013 to 2017. Overall, the 5-year percentage decline for this exported product category was -5.9%.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Jewelry Exporters 2017
Fastest-Growing Jewelry Export Countries
