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Where does India get its copper ore? Import sources 2024

In 2024, India imported $3.9 billion of copper ore (879 thousand tonnes), 3.8% of the world total. Its main sources were Chile (34%), Indonesia (29%) and Australia (13%). India was the world’s 4th-largest importer of copper ore.

Summary

Value
$3.9billion
Tonnes
879thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3.8%
World rank
4th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 17 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Chile1.3Tonnes: 197,660USD per tonne: $6,77834%Sea
Indonesia1.1Tonnes: 284,260USD per tonne: $3,98628.8%Sea
Australia0.5Tonnes: 126,258USD per tonne: $3,97412.7%Sea
Peru0.33Tonnes: 152,793USD per tonne: $2,1708.4%Sea
Canada0.16Tonnes: 29,433USD per tonne: $5,3734%Sea
Tanzania0.15Tonnes: 18,336USD per tonne: $7,9873.7%Sea
Papua New Guinea0.14Tonnes: 39,437USD per tonne: $3,4263.4%Sea
Democratic Republic of the Congo0.09Tonnes: 13,102USD per tonne: $6,5882.2%Sea
Philippines0.05Tonnes: 10,580USD per tonne: $5,0361.4%Sea
United States0.04Tonnes: 5,549USD per tonne: $7,7641.1%Sea
Brazil0.01Tonnes: 1,541USD per tonne: $5,9190.23%Sea
Zimbabwe< 0.01Tonnes: 26USD per tonne: $2,5090%Sea
Morocco< 0.01Tonnes: 27USD per tonne: $8500%Sea
Zambia< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $7310%Sea
France< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $12,3100%Sea
Namibia< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $5,8930%Sea
South Africa< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1670%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Chile has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Chile 1.3
  • Indonesia 1.1
  • Australia 0.5
  • Peru 0.33
  • Canada 0.16

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Chile01.3
Indonesia0.011.1
Australia00.5
Peru00.33
Canada0.010.16

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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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