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Where does Malaysia get its refined copper? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Malaysia imported $2.3 billion of refined copper (295 thousand tonnes), 2.4% of the world total. Its main sources were Indonesia (33%), Australia (30%) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (9%). Malaysia was the world’s 11th-largest importer of refined copper.

Summary

Value
$2.3billion
Tonnes
295thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.4%
World rank
11th
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
Indonesia751Tonnes: 78,374USD per tonne: $9,58433.2%Land
Australia670Tonnes: 71,602USD per tonne: $9,35429.6%Sea
Democratic Republic of the Congo204Tonnes: 20,715USD per tonne: $9,8299%Sea
Japan92.5Tonnes: 13,671USD per tonne: $6,7704.1%Sea
Switzerland73.3Tonnes: 7,647USD per tonne: $9,5893.2%Sea
Tanzania69.6Tonnes: 7,549USD per tonne: $9,2223.1%Sea
Chile67.6Tonnes: 6,874USD per tonne: $9,8313%Sea
India55.7Tonnes: 6,789USD per tonne: $8,2112.5%Sea
South Korea50.5Tonnes: 6,062USD per tonne: $8,3342.2%Sea
China37.9Tonnes: 6,417USD per tonne: $5,9061.7%Sea
Philippines36.8Tonnes: 4,005USD per tonne: $9,1291.6%Sea
Republic of the Congo36.7Tonnes: 3,832USD per tonne: $9,5691.6%Sea
Singapore re-exports35.3Tonnes: 6,254USD per tonne: $5,6391.6%Sea
United States34.8Tonnes: 32,228USD per tonne: $1,0791.5%Sea
Mozambique7.5Tonnes: 805USD per tonne: $9,3090.33%Sea
Poland5.3Tonnes: 498USD per tonne: $10,6420.23%Sea
United Arab Emirates5Tonnes: 1,809USD per tonne: $2,7560.22%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports3.8Tonnes: 3,704USD per tonne: $1,0150.17%Sea
Zambia3.5Tonnes: 406USD per tonne: $8,7320.16%Sea
South Africa3.4Tonnes: 419USD per tonne: $8,2260.15%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Indonesia has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Indonesia 751
  • Australia 670
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo 204
  • Japan 92.5
  • Switzerland 73.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Indonesia0.06751
Australia18.2670
Democratic Republic of the Congo0204
Japan15.192.5
Switzerland6.473.3

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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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