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Who buys the United States’ copper ore? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, the United States exported $3 billion of copper ore (1.3 million tonnes), 2.9% of the world total. Its main destinations were Mexico (38%), Japan (24%) and Canada (17%). The United States was the world’s 11th-largest exporter of copper ore.

Summary

Value
$3billion
Tonnes
1.3million tonnes
Share of world total
2.9%
World rank
11th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Mexico1.1Tonnes: 466,360USD per tonne: $2,43237.5%Land
Japan0.72Tonnes: 354,163USD per tonne: $2,03523.8%Sea
Canada0.52Tonnes: 41,389USD per tonne: $12,59117.2%Land
China0.47Tonnes: 327,373USD per tonne: $1,42215.4%Sea
Spain0.08Tonnes: 35,320USD per tonne: $2,1282.5%Sea
Taiwan0.06Tonnes: 25,940USD per tonne: $2,3852.1%Sea
India0.04Tonnes: 5,549USD per tonne: $7,7641.4%Sea
Georgia< 0.01Tonnes: 416USD per tonne: $1,9580.03%Sea
Malaysia< 0.01Tonnes: 621USD per tonne: $1,1530.02%Sea
Philippines< 0.01Tonnes: 210USD per tonne: $2,1580.01%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 79USD per tonne: $4,0070.01%Sea
Saudi Arabia< 0.01Tonnes: 38USD per tonne: $5,1520.01%Sea
Cambodia< 0.01Tonnes: 40USD per tonne: $3,4970%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,939,2750%Air
Dominican Republic< 0.01Tonnes: 92USD per tonne: $1,3690%Sea
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: 35USD per tonne: $2,2260%Sea
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 60USD per tonne: $1,1980%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 19USD per tonne: $2,2000%Sea
Bolivia< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Chile< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $9,8850%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

Mexico has been its main destination since 2022

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

  • Mexico 1.1
  • Japan 0.72
  • Canada 0.52
  • China 0.47
  • Spain 0.08

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Mexico< 0.011.1
Japan0.140.72
Canada0.240.52
China0.020.47
Spain< 0.010.08

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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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