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The United States alone imports 59% of all valuables, net. The second biggest net importer, Italy, imports about a tenth of the US$ value of imports to the United States. The third biggest importer of valuables, the United Arab Emirates, imports only two thirds of the valuables (US$ net) that Italy imports. The United Arab Emirates has the highest per person spending on net valuable imports (US$). This is US$1270 per person. One reason that this territory can afford high net imports of valuables is because of its ‘liquid gold’ - petroleum. Despite exporting diamonds and platinum, South Africa is a high net importer of valuables. |
"Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? All the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewellery." John Lennon, 1963 |
Territory size shows the proportion of worldwide net imports of valuables (in US$) that are received there. Net imports are imports minus exports. When exports are larger than imports the territory is not shown.
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