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CEPII BACI via Commodity Origins · 2024 · USD

Silver: the leading trade routes

China → Hong Kong is the largest retained route. Displayed routes cover 53.7% of primary-line world trade.

Silver: the leading trade routesRibbon widths represent USD value for the 15 retained leading exporter–importer routes. These represent 53.7% of primary-line world value (2304 total corridors). Node totals cover displayed routes only.WORLD SIGNAL MONITOR / VISUAL STORIESSilver: the leading trade routes15 retained leading routes · 2024EXPORTERSIMPORTERSChina → Hong Kong: 3183095079.0000005 USDMexico → United States: 2590566619.0000005 USDUnited Kingdom → India: 2353699494 USDUnited Arab Emirates → India: 1971900862 USDChina → United Kingdom: 1523898924 USDCanada → United States: 1148938070 USDSouth Korea → Japan: 926985538 USDJapan → China: 904622935 USDGermany → United Kingdom: 833297612.0000001 USDUnited Kingdom → United Arab Emirates: 492490763.99999994 USDPoland → United Kingdom: 472556091 USDSwitzerland → United Kingdom: 434886603 USDSouth Korea → Hong Kong: 408658547.99999994 USDRussia → Armenia: 389658790.00000006 USDUnited States → Canada: 366229454.99999994 USDChinaUnited KingdomMexicoUnited Arab EmiratesSouth KoreaCanadaJapanGermanyPolandSwitzerlandRussiaUnited StatesIndiaUnited StatesHong KongUnited KingdomJapanChinaUnited Arab EmiratesArmeniaCanadaDisplayed routes: 53.7% of primary-line world trade · Width represents USD valueCEPII BACI via Commodity Origins · Primary HS line only2024
15 retained leading routes · 2024. Ribbon widths show USD value; only displayed routes contribute to node totals.

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Ribbon widths represent USD value for the 15 retained leading exporter–importer routes. These represent 53.7% of primary-line world value (2304 total corridors). Node totals cover displayed routes only.

Selected primary HS line only, not all silver products or physical tonnage. Reporting year 2024; snapshot generated 2026-10-10. Acquisition date is not supplied.

Other routes are omitted. The data export contains exactly the displayed routes; broader commodity coverage is in the linked retained snapshot.

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15 retained routes · Reporting year 2024 · Unit: USD. Numeric strings below retain snapshot precision.

Silver: the leading trade routes · 2024 · USD
ExporterImporterYearValue (USD)Share of world primary-line trade (%)Source status / noteEvidence
China CHNHong Kong20243183095079.00000059.50012847428217Retained derived corridor valueSource/publisher-data/patterns/trade-flows.json · silver · CHN → HKG
Mexico MEXUnited States20242590566619.00000057.731693553250217Retained derived corridor valueSource/publisher-data/patterns/trade-flows.json · silver · MEX → USA
United Kingdom GBRIndia202423536994947.024750134035481Retained derived corridor valueSource/publisher-data/patterns/trade-flows.json · silver · GBR → IND
United Arab Emirates AREIndia202419719008625.885250381346763Retained derived corridor valueSource/publisher-data/patterns/trade-flows.json · silver · ARE → IND
China CHNUnited Kingdom202415238989244.548163093000829Retained derived corridor valueSource/publisher-data/patterns/trade-flows.json · silver · CHN → GBR
Canada CANUnited States202411489380703.429071078022235Retained derived corridor valueSource/publisher-data/patterns/trade-flows.json · silver · CAN → USA
South Korea KORJapan20249269855382.7666411106916153Retained derived corridor valueSource/publisher-data/patterns/trade-flows.json · silver · KOR → JPN
Japan JPNChina20249046229352.699898648953366Retained derived corridor valueSource/publisher-data/patterns/trade-flows.json · silver · JPN → CHN
Germany DEUUnited Kingdom2024833297612.00000012.4870241619674016Retained derived corridor valueSource/publisher-data/patterns/trade-flows.json · silver · DEU → GBR
United Kingdom GBRUnited Arab Emirates2024492490763.999999941.4698667222555117Retained derived corridor valueSource/publisher-data/patterns/trade-flows.json · silver · GBR → ARE
Poland POLUnited Kingdom20244725560911.410370555822337Retained derived corridor valueSource/publisher-data/patterns/trade-flows.json · silver · POL → GBR
Switzerland CHEUnited Kingdom20244348866031.297943824393109Retained derived corridor valueSource/publisher-data/patterns/trade-flows.json · silver · CHE → GBR
South Korea KORHong Kong2024408658547.999999941.2196647011038295Retained derived corridor valueSource/publisher-data/patterns/trade-flows.json · silver · KOR → HKG
Russia RUSArmenia2024389658790.000000061.1629588417121035Retained derived corridor valueSource/publisher-data/patterns/trade-flows.json · silver · RUS → ARM
United States USACanada2024366229454.999999941.093032657591671Retained derived corridor valueSource/publisher-data/patterns/trade-flows.json · silver · USA → CAN

Sources and attribution

CEPII BACI; derived primary-HS-line corridor snapshot from Commodity Origins.

Original publisher data · Source reuse terms and attribution

Retrieved: Not supplied by the retained derived snapshot. Vintage: 2026-10-10T22:48:06.733043+00:00.

Retained corridor snapshot · JSON

Diagram and editorial selection by World Signal Monitor. Display labels may be rounded; calculations and downloads use the retained values.

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