Top Quartz Exporters 2015 Ever wonder which countries export the most quartz? See the list, which also shows each exporter's percentage of global quartz exports within parenthesis. In 2015, world quartz exports were US$394.8 million.
Fastest-Growing Quartz Export Countries The accompanying list identifies exporters with the fastest-growing international sales of quartz from 2011 to 2015. Overall, the 5-year percentage gain for this exported product category was 11.2%.
African Exporters
Africa exported $5.7 million worth of quartz led by the following countries:
1. Angola: $3.5 million
2. Madagascar: $588,000
3. Mauritania: $461,000
4. South Africa: $427,000
5. Tanzania: $238,000
6. Zambia: $225,000
7. Ethiopia: $71,000
8. Mozambique: $43,000
9. Namibia: $37,000
10. Nigeria: $33,000
Asian Exporters
Asia exported $143.9 million worth of quartz led by the following countries:
1. China: $72.3 million
2. India: $43.8 million
3. Sri Lanka: $8.6 million
4. South Korea: $5.9 million
5. Vietnam: $3.7 million
6. Japan: $3.5 million
7. Myanmar (Burma): $2.6 million
8. North Korea: $1.9 million
9. Singapore: $522,000
10. Pakistan: $277,000
European Exporters
Europe exported $103.6 million worth of quartz led by the following countries:
1. Spain: $27.1 million 2. Germany: $16.8 million 3. Italy: $13.2 million 4. Norway: $10.2 million 5. Ukraine: $9 million 6. Belgium: $7 million 7. Russia: $6.9 million 8. France: $3.7 million 9. Netherlands: $1.8 million 10. Slovenia: $1.5 million
Latin American and Caribbean Exporters
Latin America and the Caribbean exported $27.3 million worth of quartz led by the following countries:
1. Brazil: $26.6 million 2. Argentina: $600,000 3. Guatemala: $30,000 4. Peru: $26,000 5. Honduras: $18,000 6. Colombia: $17,000 7. Chile: $12,000 8. Paraguay: $9,000 9. Costa Rica: $4,000
Middle Eastern Exporters
Middle East exported $1.5 million worth of quartz led by the following countries:
1. Israel: $1.3 million
2. United Arab Emirates: $208,000
3. Iran: $42,000
4. Jordan: $1,000
5. Yemen: $1,000
North American Exporters
North America exported $33.7 million worth of quartz led by the following countries:
1. United States: $21.4 million
2. Canada: $12.2 million
3. Mexico: $149,000
Oceanian Exporters
Oceania exported $650,000 worth of quartz led by the following countries:
1. Australia: $630,000 2. New Zealand: $19,000 3. Christmas Islands: $1,000
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis