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Where does Germany get its refined copper? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Germany imported $3.9 billion of refined copper (463 thousand tonnes), 4.1% of the world total. Its main sources were Poland (18%), Belgium (17%) and Finland (12%). Germany was the world’s 5th-largest importer of refined copper.

Summary

Value
$3.9billion
Tonnes
463thousand tonnes
Share of world total
4.1%
World rank
5th
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
Poland689Tonnes: 79,465USD per tonne: $8,66517.8%Land
Belgium re-exports658Tonnes: 81,178USD per tonne: $8,10617%Land
Finland458Tonnes: 54,168USD per tonne: $8,45811.8%Sea
Austria389Tonnes: 42,915USD per tonne: $9,06810.1%Land
Sweden337Tonnes: 35,849USD per tonne: $9,3918.7%Sea
Democratic Republic of the Congo269Tonnes: 30,168USD per tonne: $8,9036.9%Sea
Chile144Tonnes: 21,702USD per tonne: $6,6313.7%Sea
Singapore re-exports120Tonnes: 13,600USD per tonne: $8,8053.1%Sea
Netherlands re-exports74Tonnes: 14,894USD per tonne: $4,9711.9%Land
Republic of the Congo72.2Tonnes: 8,147USD per tonne: $8,8631.9%Sea
Italy71.1Tonnes: 9,034USD per tonne: $7,8731.8%Sea
Serbia68.8Tonnes: 10,200USD per tonne: $6,7431.8%Sea
Spain68.2Tonnes: 7,620USD per tonne: $8,9531.8%Sea
France67.9Tonnes: 8,296USD per tonne: $8,1861.8%Land
Russia64.6Tonnes: 7,189USD per tonne: $8,9871.7%Sea
Vietnam53.6Tonnes: 6,056USD per tonne: $8,8501.4%Sea
South Africa38Tonnes: 3,476USD per tonne: $10,9320.98%Sea
Croatia36.5Tonnes: 7,096USD per tonne: $5,1440.94%Sea
Kazakhstan32Tonnes: 3,809USD per tonne: $8,4110.83%Sea
Luxembourg29.4Tonnes: 3,100USD per tonne: $9,4880.76%Land

Trend

Who it buys from

Poland has been its main source since 2023

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

  • Poland 0.69
  • Belgium 0.66
  • Finland 0.46
  • Austria 0.39
  • Sweden 0.34

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Poland0.20.69
Belgium0.170.66
Finland< 0.010.46
Austria0.070.39
Sweden0.010.34

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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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