Diamond Statistics

Why Diamond Statistics?

Firms operating in the diamond trade or within the jewelry industry need high quality and accurate data. Diamond statistics are part of the essential tools a business needs to better operate in this industry.

We collect, organize and make sense of diamond market data. Below are free annual diamond statistical sets relating to two key diamond activities: international trade and production.

Rough and Polished Diamond Statistics by Country

Rough and polished diamond statistics: import and export trade data by the leading diamond manufacturing and trading countries.

Belgium

Belgium's Polished Diamond Exports
Year	US$	Carat	Avg P/C
2020	$5,811,947,273	2,713,431	$2,141
2019	$9,929,964,175	4,083,926	$2,431
2018	$11,448,155,063	4,785,072	$2,392
2017	$11,398,322,159	5,008,726	$2,276
2016	$11,802,351,272	5,425,563	$2,175
2015	$13,074,401,851	5,951,648	$2,197
2014	$14,416,781,237	6,405,278	$2,251
2013	$13,881,984,317	6,738,271	$2,060
2012	$13,212,037,986	6,951,723	$1,901
2011	$14,639,966,046	8,481,451	$1,726
2010	$11,099,755,727	7,794,369	$1,424
2009	$7,855,274,752	6,596,702	$1,191
2008	$12,333,608,116	8,715,636	$1,415
2007	$10,738,912,289	9,363,659	$1,147
2006	$9,502,481,970	8,734,835	$1,088
2005	$8,879,538,886	9,356,604	$949

Belgium's Polished Diamond Imports
Year	US$	Carat	Avg P/C
2020	$5,529,220,736	3,357,288	$1,647
2019	$10,061,772,558	5,104,185	$1,971
2018	$11,450,500,289	5,742,069	$1,994
2017	$11,127,736,845	5,648,723	$1,970
2016	$11,391,582,848	6,047,449	$1,884
2015	$12,652,111,173	6,506,039	$1,945
2014	$13,816,778,561	6,888,201	$2,006
2013	$13,291,175,776	7,388,666	$1,799
2012	$12,904,592,195	7,440,174	$1,734
2011	$14,033,349,770	8,985,590	$1,562
2010	$10,316,470,354	8,096,387	$1,274
2009	$7,302,085,937	6,781,780	$1,077
2008	$12,078,441,247	9,621,945	$1,255
2007	$9,988,968,877	9,741,459	$1,025
2006	$8,994,154,113	9,281,192	$969
2005	$8,336,962,469	9,526,438	$875

Belgium's Rough Diamond Exports
Year	US$	Carat	Avg P/C
2020	$6,760,662,992	80,110,509	$84
2019	$9,171,545,954	104,748,882	$88
2018	$12,461,648,630	121,401,608	$103
2017	$12,607,323,292	127,844,240	$99
2016	$12,726,076,211	100,807,033	$126
2015	$11,497,883,028	96,101,390	$120
2014	$15,653,966,469	114,439,276	$137

Belgium's Rough Diamond Imports
Year	US$	Carat	Avg P/C
2020	$6,833,318,381	78,238,449	$87
2019	$7,953,719,004	79,075,227	$101
2018	$10,679,006,783	92,789,147	$115
2017	$10,725,096,651	95,298,096	$113
2016	$12,087,641,839	89,973,013	$134
2015	$11,126,242,432	84,000,373	$132
2014	$14,909,678,511	99,856,465	$149

Botswana

Botswana's Rough Diamond Exports (own production)
Year	US$ Billion
2020	$2,121
2019	$3,049
2018	$3.625
2017	$3.479
2016	$4.023
2015	$2.606
2014	$3.968
2013	$3.394
2012	$3.065
2011	$4.285
2010	$2.783
2009	$1.857
2008	$3.198
2007	$3.267

Botswana's Polished Diamond Exports
Year	US$ Million
2020	$455.2
2019	$835.2
2018	$846.0
2017	$541.4
2016	$406.9
2015	$441.4
2014	$821.3
2013	$788.6
2012	$706.6
2011	$706.0
2010	$457.0
2009	$214.9
2008	$292.5

Canada

Hong Kong

Hong Kong's Polished Diamond Imports
Year	US$	Carat	Avg P/C
2020	$10,799,349,000	12,081,173	$894
2019	$16,501,997,000	17,567,285	$939
2018	$19,000,721,000	19,071,955	$996
2017	$18,930,461,000	19,505,748	$971
2016	$17,408,030,000	18,992,177	$917
2015	$17,524,356,000	18,595,716	$942
2014	$19,592,102,000	21,033,009	$931

Hong Kong's Polished Diamond Exports
Year	US$	Carat	Avg P/C
2020	$9,775,081,000	9,682,563	$1,010
2019	$12,641,298,000	12,520,423	$1,010
2018	$13,672,710,000	13,907,397	$983
2017	$13,969,413,000	13,543,242	$1,031
2016	$13,354,756,000	14,117,498	$946
2015	$13,311,385,000	13,684,691	$973
2014	$13,744,285,000	14,668,277	$937

Hong Kong's Rough Diamond Imports
Year	US$	Carat	Avg P/C
2020	$576,120,000	4,290,652	$134
2019	$1,315,267,000	7,875,932	$167
2018	$1,964,502,000	11,395,542	$172
2017	$1,604,678,000	10,675,170	$150
2016	$1,350,306,000	10,090,830	$134
2015	$1,449,621,000	11,161,114	$130
2014	$2,178,639,000	13,794,114	$158

Hong Kong's Rough Diamond Exports
Year	US$	Carat	Avg P/C
2020	$685,478,000	4,507,694	$152
2019	$1,407,561,000	8,286,929	$170
2018	$2,628,738,000	11,434,373	$230
2017	$3,211,901,000	10,581,861	$304
2016	$1,889,254,000	10,574,120	$179
2015	$1,603,216,000	11,006,005	$146
2014	$2,310,881,000	14,077,012	$164

India

India's Polished Diamond Exports
Year	US$	Carats	Avg P/C
2020	$14,681,010,000	20,494,089	$716.35
2019	$20,616,860,000	27,506,000	$749.54
2018	$24,397,840,000	31,209,000	$781.76
2017	$23,093,940,000	34,853,000	$662.61
2016	$22,617,560,000	32,666,000	$692.39

India's Polished Diamond Imports
Year	US$	Carats	Avg P/C
2020	$2,072,620,000	2,729,456	$759.35
2019	$1,237,280,000	4,366,000	$283.39
2018	$1,419,930,000	4,449,000	$319.16
2017	$2,386,250,000	7,787,000	$306.44
2016	$2,670,570,000	7,790,000	$342.82

India's Rough Diamond Exports
Year	US$	Carats	Avg P/C
2020	$448,690,000	16,871,061	$26.60
2019	$1,305,420,000	23,700,000	$55.08
2018	$1,287,000,000	48,081,000	$26.77
2017	$1,519,790,000	35,491,000	$42.82
2016	$1,416,770,000	31,812,000	$44.54

India's Rough Diamond Imports
Year	US$	Carats	Avg P/C
2020	$9,288,990,000	114,861,210	$80.87
2019	$13,806,060,000	154,723,000	$89.23
2018	$16,868,320,000	241,307,000	$69.90
2017	$18,461,020,000	197,136,000	$93.65
2016	$16,641,230,000	146,602,000	$113.51

Israel

Israel's Polished Diamond Exports
Year	US$	Carats	Avg P/C
2020	$4,458,658,511	1,526,885	$2920
2019	$9,699,461,394	2,644,280	$3,668
2018	$11,993,313,971	3,152,332	$3,805
2017	$12,278,115,723	3,215,326	$3,819
2016	$12,673,000,942	3,386,795	$3,742
2015	$15,085,905,571	3,980,582	$3,790
2014	$17,080,851,638	4,420,902	$3,864

Israel's Polished Diamond Imports
Year	US$	Carats	Avg P/C
2020	$2,266,112,933	1,307,549	$1733
2019	$2,641,768,429	1,609,468	$1,641
2018	$3,366,496,071	1,736,951	$1,938
2017	$3,297,174,918	1,734,909	$1,900
2016	$3,634,160,794	1,827,863	$1,988
2015	$3,782,615,173	2,027,024	$1,866
2014	$4,788,844,095	2,472,155	$1,937

Israel's Rough Diamond Exports
Year	US$	Carats	Avg P/C
2020	$926,503,242	2,051,164	$452
2019	$1,601,789,518	4,358,125	$368
2018	$2,405,634,684	6,796,790	$354
2017	$2,395,386,751	7,299,366	$328
2016	$2,964,960,947	10,899,877	$272
2015	$2,491,179,518	8,075,705	$308
2014	$3,448,362,992	13,061,173	$264

Israel's Rough Diamond Imports
Year	US$	Carats	Avg P/C
2020	$1,270,463,112	5,376,705	$236
2019	$2,056,864,050	4,245,291	$485
2018	$3,157,781,688	6,378,308	$519
2017	$3,464,106,754	6,660,105	$520
2016	$3,503,724,201	9,400,147	$373
2015	$3,089,970,452	7,692,109	$402
2014	$4,493,638,805	10,613,848	$423

Japan

United States

US Polished Diamond Imports
Year	US$	Carats	Avg P/C
2020	$14,081,319,918	8,301,717	$1,696
2019	$21,334,752,122	10,161,548	$2,100
2018	$24,489,311,417	10,694,121	$2,290
2017	$21,668,849,409	9,893,973	$2,190
2016	$22,345,388,851	11,038,675	$2,024
2015	$22,919,100,755	11,194,977	$2,047
2014	$24,026,189,247	11,812,462	$2,034
2013	$22,813,536,202	12,316,273	$1,852
2012	$19,640,799,299	12,009,181	$1,635
2011	$21,668,186,525	13,312,411	$1,628
2010	$18,073,510,068	13,480,499	$1,341
2009	$12,445,372,718	10,840,405	$1,148

US Polished Diamond Exports
Year	US$	Carats	Avg P/C
2020	$10,103,998,838	5,862,521	$1,723
2019	$17,386,994,283	9,044,086	$1,922
2018	$19,470,713,339	9,619,855	$2,024
2017	$18,019,307,642	10,490,795	$1,718
2016	$18,845,374,096	11,132,914	$1,693
2015	$18,322,929,757	11,901,663	$1,540
2014	$20,928,806,245	13,896,434	$1,506
2013	$19,094,798,066	14,020,701	$1,362
2012	$16,590,142,448	13,906,014	$1,193
2011	$17,813,041,184	14,978,880	$1,189
2010	$13,759,845,812	17,155,115	$802
2009	$9,704,626,195	24,223,321	$401

US Rough Diamond Imports
Year	US$	Carats	Avg P/C
2020	$259,999,268	586,614	$443
2019	$357,467,761	931,646	$384
2018	$609,156,353	935,128	$651
2017	$1,060,430,099	586,981	$1,807
2016	$860,213,925	616,170	$1,396
2015	$304,791,547	417,885	$729
2014	$547,252,394	425,310	$1,287
2013	$533,807,967	638,072	$837
2012	$555,558,829	747,966	$743
2011	$628,975,632	707,615	$889
2010	$516,495,475	398,025	$1,298
2009	$289,203,544	699,587	$413

US Rough Diamond Exports
Year	US$	Carats	Avg P/C
2020	$262,936,396	289,003	$910
2019	$314,545,980	630,303	$499
2018	$477,693,514	916,195	$521
2017	$937,822,011	1,805,497	$519
2016	$602,325,499	407,433	$1,478
2015	$192,729,252	264,851	$728
2014	$367,934,056	601,447	$612
2013	$308,715,905	809,482	$381
2012	$349,989,501	521,766	$671
2011	$429,506,250	1,053,457	$408
2010	$341,126,155	1,073,374	$318
2009	$236,081,284	1,002,705	$235

Sources: AWDC, Bank of Botswana, Statistics Botswana, Canada Trade Data, Diamond Federation of Hong Kong, GJEPC, Israel’s Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Finance Japan, US Dept. of Commerce.

Rough and Polished Diamond Statistics by Company

Annual diamond statistics of production values and volume of the leading global mining companies.

ALROSA

De Beers

Rio Tinto

Petra

Gem Diamonds

Source: Company reports

Where Diamonds Are Mined

The Global Diamond Production Map for 2019

Where are diamonds mined - Global Diamond Production map 2019 - Edahn Golan

An interactive version of this map is available here.

Japan's Polished Diamond Imports
Year	Value ($Mln)	Carats (Mln)	Avg P/C
2020	$461.2	1.16	$398
2019	$703.5	1.46	$482
2018	$849.6	1.63	$520
2017	$762.4	1.43	$531
2016	$912.6	1.49	$611
2015	$777.0	1.48	$525
2014	$888.0	1.81	$490

ALROSA’s rough and polished diamond sales
Year	Rough ($Bln)	Polished ($Mln)
2020	$2.65	$149.7
2019	$3.27	$64.7
2018	$4.43	$90.3
2017	$4.17	$96.9
2016	$4.39	$101.6
2015	$3.41	N/A

De Beers’s rough diamond production and sales
Year	Sales (US$ B)	Production (MCts)
2020	$2.84	25.1
2019	$4.00	30.8
2018	$5.41	35.3
2017	$5.26	33.5
2016	$6.07	27.3
2015	$4.67	28.7
2014	$6.48	32.6
2013	$5.80	31.2
2012	$5.50	27.9
2011	$6.50	31.3
2010	$5.08	33.0
2009	$3.23	24.6

Rio Tinto's rough diamond share of production and sales
Year	Sales (US$ B)	Production (MCts)
2020	$459	14.68
2019	$619	17.03
2018	$695	18.43
2017	$706	21.63
2016	$613	17.95
2015	$698	17.32
2014	$901	13.87
2013	$852	16.03
2012	$754	13.12
2011	$726	11.73

Gem Diamonds' rough diamond production and sales
Year	Sales (US$ M)	Production (carats)
2020	$189.6	100,780
2019	$182.0	113,974
2018	$267.3	126,875
2017	$214.3	111,811
2016	$189.8	108,206
2015	$249.5	108,579
2014	$276.8	108,569
2013	$198.8	95,053
2012	$202.1	114,350
2011	$395.6	232,669

Canada's Rough Diamond Exports
Year	US$ Billion
2019	$1,551,412,010
2018	$2,160,049,880
2017	$1,964,108,160
2016	$1,417,001,966
2015	$1,761,196,036
2014	$2,290,877,890
2013	$1,949,990,509
2012	$2,171,358,388
2011	$2,532,002,521
2010	$2,379,658,183
2009	$1,515,715,348

Year	Rough (US Mln)
2019	$463.6
2018	$495.3
2017	$394.8
2016	$430.9
2015	$425.0
2014	$471.8
2013	$392.5
2012	$316.9
2011	$220.6