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Where does Spain get its copper ore? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Spain imported $2.5 billion of copper ore (1 million tonnes), 2.4% of the world total. Its main sources were Peru (25%), Indonesia (21%) and Chile (20%). Spain was the world’s 6th-largest importer of copper ore.

Summary

Value
$2.5billion
Tonnes
1million tonnes
Share of world total
2.4%
World rank
6th
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
Peru604Tonnes: 333,205USD per tonne: $1,81224.6%Sea
Indonesia525Tonnes: 192,873USD per tonne: $2,72421.4%Sea
Chile494Tonnes: 105,414USD per tonne: $4,68220.1%Sea
Brazil429Tonnes: 173,628USD per tonne: $2,46817.5%Sea
Portugal179Tonnes: 114,896USD per tonne: $1,5597.3%Land
United States75.2Tonnes: 35,320USD per tonne: $2,1283.1%Sea
Mexico58Tonnes: 33,572USD per tonne: $1,7262.4%Sea
Democratic Republic of the Congo48.7Tonnes: 9,931USD per tonne: $4,9022%Sea
Morocco20.7Tonnes: 18,753USD per tonne: $1,1020.84%Sea
Canada18.2Tonnes: 7,311USD per tonne: $2,4880.74%Sea
Italy0.71Tonnes: 71USD per tonne: $10,0600.03%Sea
Romania0.42Tonnes: 330USD per tonne: $1,2590.02%Sea
Germany0.09Tonnes: 17USD per tonne: $5,2610%Sea
Poland0.05Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $59,5090%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.03Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $5,4740%Sea
Namibia< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $36,4320%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $70,2110%Air
Oman< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $58,4500%Air
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $19,4420%Sea
Malaysia< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $72,0000%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Peru has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Peru 0.6
  • Indonesia 0.53
  • Chile 0.49
  • Brazil 0.43
  • Portugal 0.18

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Peru00.6
Indonesia0.10.53
Chile0.120.49
Brazil00.43
Portugal0.040.18

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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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