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Where does Germany get its copper ore? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Germany imported $2.4 billion of copper ore (741 thousand tonnes), 2.3% of the world total. Its main sources were Brazil (29%), Chile (25%) and Peru (13%). Germany was the world’s 7th-largest importer of copper ore.

Summary

Value
$2.4billion
Tonnes
741thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.3%
World rank
7th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Brazil692Tonnes: 229,199USD per tonne: $3,01829%Sea
Chile587Tonnes: 96,454USD per tonne: $6,08124.6%Sea
Peru315Tonnes: 128,099USD per tonne: $2,46013.2%Sea
Australia269Tonnes: 53,035USD per tonne: $5,06511.3%Sea
Canada159Tonnes: 47,476USD per tonne: $3,3526.7%Sea
Indonesia150Tonnes: 55,762USD per tonne: $2,6946.3%Sea
Mexico90.8Tonnes: 55,313USD per tonne: $1,6413.8%Sea
Singapore re-exports23.2Tonnes: 10,889USD per tonne: $2,1340.98%Sea
Finland21Tonnes: 8,219USD per tonne: $2,5550.88%Sea
Sweden19.7Tonnes: 9,030USD per tonne: $2,1860.83%Sea
Tanzania16.9Tonnes: 2,548USD per tonne: $6,6440.71%Sea
Turkey16.9Tonnes: 10,209USD per tonne: $1,6520.71%Sea
Morocco16.6Tonnes: 31,808USD per tonne: $5210.69%Sea
Spain6.3Tonnes: 3,076USD per tonne: $2,0350.26%Sea
United States0.32Tonnes: 79USD per tonne: $4,0070.01%Sea
Italy0.15Tonnes: 16USD per tonne: $9,1050.01%Sea
France0.06Tonnes: 8USD per tonne: $6,8480%Land
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.05Tonnes: 10USD per tonne: $5,0190%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.04Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $8,1960%Land
United Kingdom0.04Tonnes: 24USD per tonne: $1,4780%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Brazil has been its main source since 2020

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

  • Brazil 692
  • Chile 587
  • Peru 315
  • Australia 269
  • Canada 159

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Brazil0692
Chile217587
Peru0315
Australia16.1269
Canada0159

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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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