Summary
- Value
- $5.7billion
- Tonnes
- 15.2million tonnes
- Share of world total
- 62.4%
- World rank
- 1st
Sources
The 20 main sources in the latest year.
| Partner | Value (USD billions) | Tonnes | USD per tonne | Share | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4.7 | Tonnes: 12,003,900 | USD per tonne: $394 | 82.6% | Sea |
| Turkey | 0.33 | Tonnes: 1,067,336 | USD per tonne: $306 | 5.7% | Sea |
| Zimbabwe | 0.24 | Tonnes: 648,657 | USD per tonne: $364 | 4.1% | Sea |
| Pakistan | 0.11 | Tonnes: 363,848 | USD per tonne: $311 | 2% | Sea |
| Albania | 0.09 | Tonnes: 319,889 | USD per tonne: $292 | 1.6% | Sea |
| Papua New Guinea | 0.06 | Tonnes: 172,412 | USD per tonne: $321 | 0.97% | Sea |
| Oman | 0.05 | Tonnes: 235,055 | USD per tonne: $233 | 0.96% | Sea |
| Philippines | 0.04 | Tonnes: 103,903 | USD per tonne: $384 | 0.7% | Sea |
| Madagascar | 0.03 | Tonnes: 131,146 | USD per tonne: $265 | 0.61% | Sea |
| United Arab Emirates | 0.02 | Tonnes: 57,292 | USD per tonne: $297 | 0.3% | Sea |
| Mozambique | 0.01 | Tonnes: 38,616 | USD per tonne: $346 | 0.23% | Sea |
| Iran | 0.01 | Tonnes: 27,253 | USD per tonne: $311 | 0.15% | Sea |
| Brazil | < 0.01 | Tonnes: 9,845 | USD per tonne: $232 | 0.04% | Sea |
| Sudan | < 0.01 | Tonnes: 2,935 | USD per tonne: $265 | 0.01% | Sea |
| India | < 0.01 | Tonnes: 1,025 | USD per tonne: $619 | 0.01% | Sea |
| Kenya | < 0.01 | Tonnes: 586 | USD per tonne: $468 | 0% | Sea |
| Ethiopia | < 0.01 | Tonnes: 794 | USD per tonne: $293 | 0% | Sea |
| Malaysia | < 0.01 | Tonnes: 776 | USD per tonne: $281 | 0% | Sea |
| Netherlands re-exports | < 0.01 | Tonnes: 211 | USD per tonne: $567 | 0% | Sea |
| South Korea | < 0.01 | Tonnes: 264 | USD per tonne: $398 | 0% | Sea |
Trend
Who it buys from
South Africa has been its main source since 2006
Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.
- South Africa 4.7
- Turkey 0.33
- Zimbabwe 0.24
- Pakistan 0.11
- Albania 0.09
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Partner | 1995 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 0.02 | 4.7 |
| Turkey | 0.03 | 0.33 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 0.24 |
| Pakistan | 0.01 | 0.11 |
| Albania | 0 | 0.09 |
Sources and methodology
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Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- Natural Earth · Public domain
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.