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Where does Thailand get its refined copper? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Thailand imported $3.3 billion of refined copper (352 thousand tonnes), 3.5% of the world total. Its main sources were Japan (25%), China (14%) and the Philippines (12%). Thailand was the world’s 7th-largest importer of refined copper.

Summary

Value
$3.3billion
Tonnes
352thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3.5%
World rank
7th
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
Japan802Tonnes: 85,870USD per tonne: $9,34024.5%Sea
China468Tonnes: 49,336USD per tonne: $9,49114.3%Sea
Philippines392Tonnes: 43,754USD per tonne: $8,95012%Sea
Democratic Republic of the Congo371Tonnes: 38,969USD per tonne: $9,52711.3%Sea
Chile360Tonnes: 38,421USD per tonne: $9,36411%Sea
Indonesia302Tonnes: 33,121USD per tonne: $9,1269.2%Sea
Australia238Tonnes: 26,261USD per tonne: $9,0797.3%Sea
South Korea79.9Tonnes: 8,266USD per tonne: $9,6712.4%Sea
Poland61Tonnes: 6,761USD per tonne: $9,0261.9%Sea
Laos55.9Tonnes: 6,165USD per tonne: $9,0741.7%Land
Republic of the Congo55.7Tonnes: 5,893USD per tonne: $9,4461.7%Sea
Tanzania27.1Tonnes: 2,753USD per tonne: $9,8270.83%Sea
India18.4Tonnes: 1,930USD per tonne: $9,5360.56%Sea
Spain7.8Tonnes: 771USD per tonne: $10,0560.24%Sea
Switzerland7.1Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $31,8950.22%Sea
South Africa5.7Tonnes: 686USD per tonne: $8,2930.17%Sea
Italy4Tonnes: 272USD per tonne: $14,6870.12%Sea
Malaysia3.8Tonnes: 727USD per tonne: $5,2390.12%Land
New Zealand2.2Tonnes: 227USD per tonne: $9,7870.07%Sea
Zambia1.8Tonnes: 214USD per tonne: $8,3360.05%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Japan has been its main source since 2012

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

  • Japan 802
  • China 468
  • Philippines 392
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo 371
  • Chile 360

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Japan38.7802
China0.38468
Philippines55.4392
Democratic Republic of the Congo0371
Chile50.1360

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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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