This list reveals the top 10 jewelry importers based on their percentage of global import purchases (shown within parenthesis). In 2017, world jewelry imports totaled US$74 billion.
African Importers

Africa imported $287.1 million worth of jewelry led by the following countries:

  1. Libya: $100.4 million
  2. Morocco: $70.7 million
  3. South Africa: $49 million
  4. Somalia: $31 million
  5. Mauritius: $12.5 million
  6. Seychelles: $5 million
  7. Namibia: $3.6 million
  8. Chad: $1.94 million
  9. Angola: $1.91 million
10. Côte d'Ivoire: $1.8 million
Asian Importers

Asia imported $21.3 billion worth of jewelry led by the following countries:

  1. Hong Kong: $12.1 billion
  2. Singapore: $2.6 billion
  3. Japan: $1.9 billion
  4. China: $944.1 million
  5. India: $782.2 million
  6. Macao: $654.7 million
  7. Thailand: $636.9 million
  8. Turkey: $556 million
  9. South Korea: $441.4 million
10. Taiwan: $435.6 million
European Union (EU) Importers

European Union imported $13.1 billion worth of jewelry led by the following EU members:

  1. France: $4.4 billion
  2. United Kingdom: $3.1 billion
  3. Italy: $2 billion
  4. Germany: $1.6 billion
  5. Spain: $395.7 million
  6. Austria: $236.9 million
  7. Netherlands: $225.4 million
  8. Belgium: $199.8 million
  9. Poland: $158.6 million
10. Czech Republic: $142.1 million
Latin American and Caribbean Importers

Latin America (excluding Mexico) and the Caribbean imported $937 million worth of jewelry led by the following countries:

  1. Dominican Republic: $409.6 million
  2. Panama: $139.2 million
  3. Bahamas: $51.6 million
  4. Brazil: $46.9 million
  5. Chile: $36.4 million
  6. Aruba: $35.2 million
  7. Jamaica: $29.7 million
  8. British Virgin Islands: $26.3 million
  9. Cayman Islands: $24.4 million
10. Colombia: $21.1 million
Middle Eastern Importers

Middle East imported $14.5 billion worth of jewelry led by the following countries:

  1. United Arab Emirates: $6.2 billion
  2. Iraq: $3.5 billion
  3. Qatar: $1.6 billion
  4. Saudi Arabia: $829 million
  5. Bahrain: $783.7 million
  6. Kuwait: $721.1 million
  7. Oman: $383.8 million
  8. Israel: $212.5 million
  9. Jordan: $124.1 million
10. Lebanon: $94.3 million
North American Importers

North America imported $10.5 billion worth of jewelry led by the following countries:

  1. United States: $9.1 billion
  2. Canada: $957.1 million
  3. Mexico: $388 million
Oceanian Importers

Oceania imported $1.1 billion worth of jewelry led by the following countries:

  1. Australia: $980.2 million
  2. New Zealand: $116.2 million
  3. Fiji: $8.5 million
  4. Northern Mariana Islands: $5.4 million
  5. French Polynesia: $2.5 million
  6. New Caledonia: $1.4 million
  7. Papua New Guinea: $821,000
  8. Marshall Islands: $782,000
  9. Vanuatu: $571,000
10. Cook Islands: $289,000
To see the 25 fastest-growing jewelry importers from 2013 to 2017, use the slidebar on the accompanying list. Overall, the 5-year percentage gain for globally imported jewelry was 7.7%.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis

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Research Note: Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance costs are sometimes added to import totals.