RankCountryImports of Precious metal ores & concs. (excl. silver ores & concs.) in USD (2010)
1Germany$563,940,142
2China$497,298,342
3United Kingdom$274,157,492
4Mexico$82,440,569
5United States$62,250,704
6Japan$51,796,336
7Korea, South$19,921,243
8Australia$17,929,469
9Belgium$9,460,418
10India$7,056,402
11Spain$1,446,780
12Malaysia$1,159,929
13Indonesia$976,285
14Netherlands$471,974
15Singapore$364,705
16Ireland$124,421
17Peru$108,068
18Brazil$96,664
19Canada$72,897
20Guatemala$67,807
21Chile$51,317
22New Zealand$51,232
23Zimbabwe$41,828
24Bahrain$36,857
25Slovakia$29,226
26South Africa$27,065
27France$25,184
28Poland$20,818
29Luxembourg$16,348
30Nicaragua$15,901
31Senegal$15,629
32Colombia$12,778
33Greece$11,318
34Turkey$10,604
35Cote d'Ivoire$8,338
36Azerbaijan$8,006
37Switzerland$7,948
38Italy$7,330
39Romania$7,205
40Sweden$6,261
41Hong Kong$5,923
42Panama$5,078
43Armenia$4,828
44Tanzania$3,679
45Bulgaria$3,469
46Costa Rica$2,879
47Ghana$2,071
48Mali$1,619
49Lithuania$1,603
50Venezuela$1,436
51French Polynesia$1,126
52Austria$822
53Estonia$637
54Botswana$307
55Cape Verde$300
56Bermuda$229
57Serbia$94
58Bolivia$74
59Portugal$61
60Gambia, The$17
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Albania    $1,672 $724
Algeria$845      
Armenia$1,759$12,582$12,129  $4,828$6,641
Australia$2,157,046$4,478,050$8,246,397$8,899,194$5,813,041$17,929,469$19,758,006
Austria $1,116$1,011 $220$822 
Azerbaijan     $8,006$5,556
Bahamas, The$594 $1,409$1,997   
Bahrain     $36,857 
Belgium$1,142,135$234,835$10,006,684$14,545,558$12,226,611$9,460,418$41,196,804
Bermuda     $229 
Bolivia $624$5$799$1,772$74$30
Botswana $1,713$3,544$218$15,037$307 
Brazil$235,269$1,232,933$49,801$54,552$33,792$96,664$91,841
Bulgaria$993,998$18,649$5,721$18,749$2,653$3,469$16,066
Canada$52,939$189,591$42,862,106$37,148,928$19,502,687$72,897$7,126,565
Cape Verde     $300 
Chile$4,515,178$6,144,467$3,541,065$5,522$1,311,442$51,317$33,219
China$3,397,661$15,635,932$211,447,968$190,435,465$221,389,455$497,298,342$870,501,069
Colombia $139  $9,305$12,778$79,501
Costa Rica     $2,879$95,780
Cote d'Ivoire $467$1,007  $8,338 
Cuba $55     
Cyprus   $431   
Czech Republic $6,793 $962  $127
Denmark$6,055  $252$471,257 $902
Dominican Republic$32$11,818  $174,579 $487
East Timor$816      
Ecuador      $179
Egypt    $19,158  
Estonia     $637 
Ethiopia $1,943 $7,701$7,777  
Faroe Islands$298  $133   
Fiji $919     
Finland $25,637$5,134   $210
France$2,489$330,209$846,848$141,455$29,147$25,184$33,394
French Polynesia     $1,126 
Gambia, The  $970  $17 
Georgia $334$20 $3,862  
Germany$286,855,000$422,645,000$403,039,000$499,567,000$409,384,000$563,940,142$708,286,191
Ghana$14,186$39,330$6,721  $2,071$68,999
Greece$2,213$25,487$6,413,496$68,480$1,344$11,318$2,872
Guatemala$173$2,074$24,015$78,804$78,355$67,807$28
Guinea-Bissau$958      
Guyana    $49  
Hong Kong$2,445$413,656 $1,691,850 $5,923 
Iceland  $145,130$51,659   
India$1,575,582$129,694  $318,890$7,056,402 
Indonesia$2,741 $74,651$210$21,304$976,285$162,905
Ireland$119,533$208,334$74,025$297,255$124,543$124,421$121,661
Italy$3,475$296,106$58,771$8,579$976$7,330$1,757
Japan$92,217,350$135,024,925$73,933,983$77,057,824$49,262,694$51,796,336$135,309,062
Kazakhstan $4,280$5,596 $3,068  
Kenya$9  $12,167   
Korea, South$13,789,145$14,607,099$2,460,625$9,346,717$21,544,669$19,921,243$26,736,775
Kyrgyzstan   $7,582  $215
Lebanon  $497    
Lesotho   $4,264   
Lithuania  $6,422  $1,603 
Luxembourg$2,567$6,405$3,377$119,360$32,616$16,348$9,467
Macedonia  $2,321    
Malawi      $6,314
Malaysia$12,390$3,262 $81,798$1,389,960$1,159,929$912,031
Mali     $1,619 
Malta $19,035$16,098 $329  
Mauritius      $910
Mexico$163,702,677$127,555,458$115,309,153$73,049,310$35,916,135$82,440,569$118,244,332
Mongolia$1,473      
Montenegro $1,516     
Morocco $2,178$334,201$62,488   
Mozambique  $6,444$12,412  $1,000
Namibia$1,330$3,762$9,140$53,687   
Netherlands$471,161$819,107$279,995$10,314$36,267$471,974 
New Zealand$17,894$18,751$20,790$25,720$6,886$51,232$1,646
Nicaragua$90    $15,901 
Norway$2,793$1,562$3,004$453$3,254  
Oman    $34  
Pakistan    $158 $2,564
Panama     $5,078 
Peru$30,963$39,804$26,773$33,149$58,094$108,068$286,041
Philippines$1,010 $22,899   $1,871
Poland $196 $943$23,524$20,818$25,368
Portugal$857 $2,445  $61 
Romania$3,109$3,797$16,267$35,321$13,955$7,205$397
Russia$12,781,809$14,909,273$24,803,185$183,558,985$31,435,496  
Rwanda   $72$16,175  
Saint Kitts and Nevis$26      
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   $41   
Samoa      $164
Saudi Arabia$23,626$18,584$40,706    
Senegal     $15,629 
Serbia     $94$64
Seychelles   $267   
Singapore$5,407$123,256$113,175$580,100$663,851$364,705$3,675,387
Slovakia $11,022  $446$29,226 
Slovenia      $1,130
South Africa $698$529$406,330$17,659$27,065$420,112
Spain$277,629,254$362,490,260$429,193,521$230,609,274$496,045,838$1,446,780 
Sri Lanka$3,430$2,702$48$485$650  
Swaziland $146$983    
Sweden$59,034,879$56,979,478$22,789,533$50,033$76,002$6,261$21,122
Switzerland$6,529 $53,688$1,784$59,789$7,948$4,245,408
Tanzania$2,222$4,768$486$1,120$1,835$3,679$4,206
Thailand$15,343$3,229$2,101$502$16  
Trinidad and Tobago $469     
Tunisia  $1,597,250$3,279   
Turkey$674$1,251 $145$3,625$10,604$39,946
Ukraine  $11,845    
United Arab Emirates$773  $1,762   
United Kingdom$182,598,050$214,188,252$504,082,403$476,818,570$225,933,244$274,157,492$450,572,757
United States$19,503,299$14,101,755$9,428,554$18,203,258$36,273,991$62,250,704$155,868,024
Venezuela$456$8,364$4,394$8,293$2,631$1,436$5,718
Vietnam   $1,373   
Zambia $721 $2,605   
Zimbabwe $1,033$1,681$2,071$9,523$41,828