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Where does Japan get its nickel? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Japan imported $2.7 billion of nickel (247 thousand tonnes), 10% of the world total. Its main sources were Indonesia (39%), Australia (23%) and the Philippines (22%). Japan was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of nickel.

Summary

Value
$2.7billion
Tonnes
247thousand tonnes
Share of world total
10%
World rank
2nd
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
Indonesia1.1Tonnes: 99,924USD per tonne: $10,60338.7%Sea
Australia0.64Tonnes: 38,898USD per tonne: $16,39323.3%Sea
Philippines0.59Tonnes: 81,531USD per tonne: $7,24221.6%Sea
Madagascar0.15Tonnes: 8,565USD per tonne: $16,9945.3%Sea
Canada0.08Tonnes: 4,556USD per tonne: $17,6532.9%Sea
Finland0.07Tonnes: 6,591USD per tonne: $11,0372.7%Sea
United Kingdom0.06Tonnes: 2,490USD per tonne: $25,5422.3%Sea
Norway0.06Tonnes: 3,279USD per tonne: $18,2512.2%Sea
South Africa0.01Tonnes: 860USD per tonne: $16,6260.52%Sea
United States< 0.01Tonnes: 70USD per tonne: $33,0850.08%Sea
South Korea< 0.01Tonnes: 150USD per tonne: $13,6600.08%Sea
Taiwan< 0.01Tonnes: 100USD per tonne: $20,2610.07%Sea
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 77USD per tonne: $25,1750.07%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 78USD per tonne: $17,9340.05%Sea
Malaysia< 0.01Tonnes: 42USD per tonne: $15,4840.02%Sea
Singapore re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 20USD per tonne: $28,1510.02%Sea
France< 0.01Tonnes: 179USD per tonne: $2,6660.02%Sea
India< 0.01Tonnes: 23USD per tonne: $17,6220.01%Sea
Sweden< 0.01Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $1,9100%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $14,6730%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Indonesia has been its main source since 1999

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

  • Indonesia 1.1
  • Australia 0.64
  • Philippines 0.59
  • Madagascar 0.15
  • Canada 0.08

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Indonesia0.311.1
Australia0.20.64
Philippines00.59
Madagascar00.15
Canada0.040.08

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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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