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Where does Brazil get its refined copper? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Brazil imported $2.6 billion of refined copper (282 thousand tonnes), 2.7% of the world total. Chile sold 82% of the total, followed by Peru (18%) and South Africa (0.5%). Brazil was the world’s 10th-largest importer of refined copper.

Summary

Value
$2.6billion
Tonnes
282thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.7%
World rank
10th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Chile2.1Tonnes: 230,880USD per tonne: $9,01781.6%Sea
Peru0.45Tonnes: 49,103USD per tonne: $9,23017.8%Land
South Africa0.01Tonnes: 1,275USD per tonne: $9,4050.47%Sea
Bolivia< 0.01Tonnes: 192USD per tonne: $9,6970.07%Land
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 125USD per tonne: $11,6150.06%Sea
United States< 0.01Tonnes: 32USD per tonne: $21,1810.03%Sea
France< 0.01Tonnes: 38USD per tonne: $11,0750.02%Sea
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 31USD per tonne: $11,6150.01%Sea
Norway< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $132,4500%Air
China< 0.01Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $12,0000%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $25,3250%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $16,9930%Sea
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $26,8330%Sea
Japan< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $131,5710%Air
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $10,1830%Sea
Denmark< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $101,7390%Air
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $6,8100%Sea
Sweden< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $7,1280%Sea
India< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $157,2270%Air
Uruguay< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $11,8710%Land

Trend

Who it buys from

Chile was its main source throughout the period

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Chile 2.1
  • Peru 0.45
  • South Africa 0.01
  • Bolivia < 0.01
  • Italy < 0.01

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Chile0.212.1
Peru0.050.45
South Africa00.01
Bolivia0< 0.01
Italy< 0.01< 0.01

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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