Data refers to waste and scrap containing precious metals or precious-metal compounds. It excludes waste and scrap melted down into unworked blocks, ingots, or similar forms.
Figures have been rounded.
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Global exports of precious metals scrap 2025, by leading country
In 2025, Germany was the largest exporter of precious metals waste and scrap across the globe, with around thousand metric tons. It was followed by the United Kingdom, with an export volume of approximately thousand tons. That year, Belgium was the largest importer of precious metal scrap worldwide.
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Trade Map. (July 20, 2026). Leading exporters of precious metals waste and scrap worldwide in 2025 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1391216/leading-exporters-of-precious-metals-waste-and-scrap-worldwide/
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