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Where does Saudi Arabia get its refined copper? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported $1.5 billion of refined copper (161 thousand tonnes), 1.6% of the world total. The Democratic Republic of the Congo sold 57% of the total, followed by the Republic of the Congo (27%) and Zambia (7%). Saudi Arabia was the world’s 14th-largest importer of refined copper.

Summary

Value
$1.5billion
Tonnes
161thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.6%
World rank
14th
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
Democratic Republic of the Congo858Tonnes: 93,214USD per tonne: $9,20157.3%Sea
Republic of the Congo403Tonnes: 42,121USD per tonne: $9,57927%Sea
Zambia97.5Tonnes: 10,318USD per tonne: $9,4506.5%Sea
Poland61.5Tonnes: 6,875USD per tonne: $8,9404.1%Sea
India36.5Tonnes: 4,449USD per tonne: $8,2012.4%Sea
Uzbekistan10.1Tonnes: 995USD per tonne: $10,1000.67%Sea
Turkey9.4Tonnes: 995USD per tonne: $9,4330.63%Sea
China4.8Tonnes: 469USD per tonne: $10,2370.32%Sea
Azerbaijan4.8Tonnes: 500USD per tonne: $9,5980.32%Sea
Switzerland3.8Tonnes: 401USD per tonne: $9,5170.25%Sea
Taiwan2.2Tonnes: 326USD per tonne: $6,6970.15%Sea
Germany1.8Tonnes: 199USD per tonne: $8,8030.12%Sea
Spain1.5Tonnes: 151USD per tonne: $9,7740.1%Sea
United States1.3Tonnes: 78USD per tonne: $17,1300.09%Sea
United Arab Emirates0.34Tonnes: 36USD per tonne: $9,3550.02%Land
Italy0.2Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $23,6830.01%Sea
New Zealand0.12Tonnes: 10USD per tonne: $11,4390.01%Sea
France0.12Tonnes: 15USD per tonne: $7,7220.01%Sea
Denmark0.1Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $216,2190.01%Air
Jordan0.08Tonnes: 8USD per tonne: $9,8580.01%Land

Trend

Who it buys from

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo 858
  • Republic of the Congo 403
  • Zambia 97.5
  • Poland 61.5
  • India 36.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Democratic Republic of the Congo0.05858
Republic of the Congo0403
Zambia13697.5
Poland061.5
India0.1536.5

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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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