Top Silver Exporters 2015 Which countries export the most silver? See the list, which also shows each exporter's percentage of global silver exports within parenthesis. In 2015, world silver exports were US$18.8 billion.

Fastest-Growing Silver Export Countries The accompanying list identifies exporters with the fastest-growing international sales of silver from 2011 to 2015. Overall, the 5-year percentage decline for this exported product category was -52.4%.

African Exporters

Africa exported $129.8 million worth of silver led by the following countries:

 1. Morocco: $104 million  2. South Africa: $19.7 million  3. Libya: $4 million  4. Burkina Faso: $1.5 million  5. Zimbabwe: $403,000  6. Niger: $59,000  7. Nigeria: $48,000  8. Mali: $25,000  9. Senegal: $9,000 10. Mauritius: $6,000

Asian Exporters

Asia exported $5.9 billion worth of silver led by the following countries:

 1. South Korea: $1.4 billion  2. Hong Kong: $1.3 billion  3. China: $1.1 billion  4. Japan: $1.1 billion  5. Kazakhstan: $482.5 million  6. Taiwan: $220.4 million  7. Singapore: $143.5 million  8. Indonesia: $85.4 million  9. North Korea: $57.4 million 10. Thailand: $30.8 million

European Exporters

Europe exported $6.5 billion worth of silver led by the following countries:

 1. United Kingdom: $1.9 billion  2. Germany: $1.3 billion  3. Switzerland: $1.1 billion  4. Poland: $729.5 million  5. Russia: $446.1 million  6. Italy: $307.6 million  7. Sweden: $266.7 million  8. Spain: $110.4 million  9. France: $89.4 million 10. Netherlands: $63.9 million

Latin American and Caribbean Exporters

Latin America exported $784.1 million worth of silver led by the following countries:

 1. Peru: $259.2 million  2. Argentina: $233.1 million  3. Chile: $141.6 million  4. Bolivia: $99.4 million  5. Brazil: $18.9 million  6. Nicaragua: $14.4 million  7. Dominican Republic: $12.8 million  8. Colombia: $1.9 million  9. Honduras: $1.4 million 10. Ecuador: $892,000

Middle Eastern Exporters

Middle East exported $183.6 million worth of silver led by the following countries:

 1. United Arab Emirates: $175.9 million  2. Israel: $4 million  3. Lebanon: $2.8 million  4. Saudi Arabia: $590,000  5. Iraq: $213,000  6. Jordan: $139,000  7. Oman: $34,000  8. Qatar: $10,000  9. Kuwait: $2,000 10. Iran: $1,000

Oceanian Exporters

Oceania exported $516.5 million worth of silver led by the following countries:

 1. Papua New Guinea: $199.1 million  2. Australia: $176.7 million

North American Exporters

North America exported $4.7 billion worth of silver led by the following countries:

 1. Mexico: $1.9 billion  2. Canada: $1.5 billion  3. United States: $1.3 billion

Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis