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Platinum ringWorldwide sales of platinum exports from all countries totaled US$56.8 billion in 2025.
The value of overall platinum exports declined by an average -37.3% for all exporting countries from 5 years earlier in 2021 when platinum shipments were valued at $90.6 billion.
Year over year, the value of globally exported platinum accelerated by 30.8% compared to $43.4 billion starting from 2024.
The 5 biggest exporters of platinum are the South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, Hong Kong and the Russian Federation. Collectively, that leading group of top platinum sellers on international markets generated nearly two-thirds (63.7%) of the world’s platinum exported during 2025.
Among continents, suppliers in European countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported platinum during 2025 with shipments valued at $26.5 billion or 46.7% of the global total. In second place were fast-growing exporters located in Africa at 20.8% while 20.7% of worldwide platinum shipments originated from Asia.
Another 11.6% worth came from sellers in North America.
Tinier percentages arrived from suppliers in Latin America (0.14%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, and Oceania’s Australia and New Zealand (0.05%).
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for unwrought or semi-manufactured platinum is 7110. Also included in that code prefix are palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium.
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of platinum during 2025.
- South Africa: US$11.8 billion (20.7% of total platinum exports)
- United Kingdom: $8.7 billion (15.4%)
- United States: $6.4 billion (11.2%)
- Hong Kong: $4.7 billion (8.3%)
- Russia: $4.6 billion (8.1%)
- Germany: $4.5 billion (7.9%)
- Italy: $2.9 billion (5.2%)
- Thailand: $2.5 billion (4.5%)
- Switzerland: $2.39 billion (4.2%)
- Belgium: $2.36 billion (4.2%)
- Japan: $1.8 billion (3.2%)
- mainland China: $873.8 million (1.5%)
- Taiwan: $677.4 million (1.2%)
- South Korea: $529.7 million (0.9%)
- Norway: $313.2 million (0.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 97% of globally exported platinum in 2025.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of platinum since 2024 were: Thailand (up 398.4%), mainland China (up 208.8%), Switzerland (up 85.5%) and Taiwan (up 59.9%).
Those countries that posted the most modest year-over-year gains in their international sales of platinum were Russia (up 16.1%) and South Africa (up 18%).
The 77 export countries in the following automated database showcases 100% of the value of platinum exported in 2025.
| 1 | South Africa | $11,754,697,000 | +18% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | $8,748,140,000 | +56.9% |
| 3 | United States | $6,357,785,000 | +25.3% |
| 4 | Hong Kong | $4,688,734,000 | +36.9% |
| 5 | Russia | $4,609,581,000 | +16.1% |
| 6 | Germany | $4,488,079,000 | +39.5% |
| 7 | Italy | $2,937,465,000 | +24.6% |
| 8 | Thailand | $2,549,219,000 | +398.4% |
| 9 | Switzerland | $2,389,526,000 | +85.5% |
| 10 | Belgium | $2,360,962,000 | +28.7% |
| 11 | Japan | $1,792,635,000 | +42% |
| 12 | mainland China | $873,765,000 | +208.8% |
| 13 | Taiwan | $677,437,000 | +59.9% |
| 14 | South Korea | $529,718,000 | +39.9% |
| 15 | Norway | $313,245,000 | +22.2% |
| 16 | Singapore | $234,113,000 | -13.1% |
| 17 | Austria | $225,887,000 | +29.4% |
| 18 | Canada | $209,987,000 | -14.3% |
| 19 | France | $135,621,000 | -23.9% |
| 20 | Armenia | $124,870,000 | -71.6% |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | $117,018,000 | -93.1% |
| 22 | Poland | $89,959,000 | +447.3% |
| 23 | Spain | $83,009,000 | +18% |
| 24 | India | $72,014,000 | +6.1% |
| 25 | Indonesia | $58,872,000 | +2489% |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | $51,053,000 | -50.5% |
| 27 | Czech Republic | $49,347,000 | +115.8% |
| 28 | Colombia | $46,050,000 | +63.8% |
| 29 | Netherlands | $34,552,000 | +31.4% |
| 30 | Costa Rica | $28,861,000 | -51% |
| 31 | Australia | $27,200,000 | -19.7% |
| 32 | Tanzania | $25,644,000 | -59.4% |
| 33 | Ireland | $21,459,000 | -17.3% |
| 34 | Myanmar | $11,347,000 | 0% |
| 35 | Türkiye | $11,312,000 | +30.9% |
| 36 | Slovakia | $11,060,000 | +10236% |
| 37 | Sweden | $8,474,000 | -17% |
| 38 | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $6,788,000 | +93.6% |
| 39 | Malaysia | $4,417,000 | +109.6% |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | $3,499,000 | +97.5% |
| 41 | Lebanon | $3,088,000 | +3019% |
| 42 | Romania | $2,682,000 | +63.1% |
| 43 | New Zealand | $2,537,000 | +39.4% |
| 44 | Israel | $2,060,000 | +172.5% |
| 45 | Chile | $2,000,000 | -32.9% |
| 46 | Greece | $1,966,000 | +142.4% |
| 47 | Mexico | $1,850,000 | +939.3% |
| 48 | Finland | $1,196,000 | -51.4% |
| 49 | Brazil | $1,108,000 | +240.9% |
| 50 | Vietnam | $758,000 | -31% |
| 51 | Portugal | $706,000 | +13.1% |
| 52 | Denmark | $699,000 | -0.6% |
| 53 | Serbia | $655,000 | -77.3% |
| 54 | Bulgaria | $629,000 | +499% |
| 55 | Egypt | $423,000 | -33.6% |
| 56 | Lithuania | $369,000 | +596.2% |
| 57 | Peru | $268,000 | 0% |
| 58 | Slovenia | $252,000 | -33.7% |
| 59 | Georgia | $246,000 | 0% |
| 60 | Uganda | $220,000 | 0% |
| 61 | Hungary | $152,000 | -88.6% |
| 62 | Qatar | $116,000 | 0% |
| 63 | Afghanistan | $104,000 | -24.6% |
| 64 | Luxembourg | $82,000 | -48.1% |
| 65 | Philippines | $77,000 | +28.3% |
| 66 | Cuba | $65,000 | 0% |
| 67 | Estonia | $41,000 | -89.3% |
| 68 | Central African Republic | $30,000 | 0% |
| 69 | Croatia | $27,000 | -81.3% |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | $21,000 | -27.6% |
| 71 | Panama | $6,000 | -33.3% |
| 72 | Ukraine | $6,000 | -99.7% |
| 73 | Tunisia | $4,000 | 0% |
| 74 | Latvia | $3,000 | -99.3% |
| 75 | Kenya | $3,000 | 0% |
| 76 | Jordan | $2,000 | 0% |
| 77 | Laos | $1,000 | 0% |
Expanding our scope to include all platinum exporters, the fastest growers were Slovakia (up 10,236% from 2024), Lebanon (up 3,109%), Indonesia (up 2,489%), Mexico (up 939.3%) then Lithuania (up 596.2%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2024 data was unavailable.
Countries Generating Best Surpluses Trading Platinum
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for platinum during 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported platinum and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- South Africa: US$11.7 billion (net export surplus up 17.2% since 2024)
- Russia: $4.6 billion (up 16.2%)
- United Kingdom: $2.5 billion (up 153.3%)
- Thailand: $2.4 billion (up 456.6%)
- Belgium: $1.5 billion (up 35.5%)
- Italy: $504.4 million (up 54.6%)
- Taiwan: $345 million (up 99.2%)
- Norway: $289.5 million (up 27.9%)
- Armenia: $62.9 million (up 233.1%)
- Indonesia: $56.7 million (up 30553.5%)
- Zimbabwe: $51.1 million (down -50.5%)
- Colombia: $45.9 million (up 64.1%)
- Spain: $38.6 million (up 565.1%)
- Austria: $34.3 million (down -12.3%)
- Tanzania: $25.6 million (down -59.3%)
World-leading platinum exporter South Africa generated the highest surplus in the international trade of platinum. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms South Africa’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Countries Causing Worst Deficits Trading Platinum
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for platinum during 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported platinum purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- mainland China: -US$6.2 billion (net export deficit up 17.2% since 2024)
- United States: -$3.9 billion (up 106.9%)
- Japan: -$3.8 billion (up 19.5%)
- India: -$3.1 billion (up 16.9%)
- Switzerland: -$2 billion (up 126.7%)
- North Macedonia: -$1.3 billion (up 23.6%)
- Germany: -$1.24 billion (up 6.5%)
- Hong Kong: -$1.04 billion (up 16%)
- South Korea: -$1.02 billion (up 26.2%)
- Canada: -$955.6 million (up 79%)
- Brazil: -$795.5 million (up 54.8%)
- Poland: -$265.7 million (down -33.7%)
- Singapore: -$252.8 million (reversing a -$31.5 million surplus)
- France: -$160.3 million (up 181%)
- Ireland: -$117.5 million (down -10.6%)
The biggest Asian competitor, mainland China, incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of platinum. In turn, its negative cashflows highlight China’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for platinum-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Platinum Exporting Companies
Below are global platinum miners that represent established players engaged in the international platinum trade. The home country for each platinum producer is shown within parenthesis.
- Anglo American Platinum Limited (South Africa)
- Aquarius Platinum (Bermuda)
- ARM African Rainbow Minerals (South Africa)
- Impala Platinum (South Africa)
- Lonmin plc (United Kingdom)
- Nornickel (Russia)
- North American Palladium (Canada)
- Northam Platinum (South Africa)
- Stillwater Mining Company (United States)
- Wesizwe Platinum (South Africa)
See also Gold Exports by Country, Silver Exports by Country, Palladium Exports by Country and Jewelry Exports by Country
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on October 16, 2026
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on October 16, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on October 16, 2026
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on October 16, 2026
Wikipedia, Category:Platinum mining companies. Accessed on October 16, 2026
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