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Where does the United States get its refined copper? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $8.5 billion of refined copper (910 thousand tonnes), 9% of the world total. Chile sold 70% of the total, followed by Canada (17%) and Peru (7%). The United States was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of refined copper.

Summary

Value
$8.5billion
Tonnes
910thousand tonnes
Share of world total
9%
World rank
2nd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Chile6Tonnes: 633,634USD per tonne: $9,42569.9%Sea
Canada1.4Tonnes: 153,750USD per tonne: $9,24516.6%Land
Peru0.57Tonnes: 61,475USD per tonne: $9,3476.7%Sea
Democratic Republic of the Congo0.3Tonnes: 31,593USD per tonne: $9,4563.5%Sea
Mexico0.16Tonnes: 17,331USD per tonne: $9,1491.9%Land
Zambia0.03Tonnes: 2,763USD per tonne: $9,2160.3%Sea
Japan0.02Tonnes: 1,525USD per tonne: $11,3500.2%Sea
China0.02Tonnes: 2,743USD per tonne: $5,5160.18%Sea
Republic of the Congo0.01Tonnes: 1,396USD per tonne: $9,5340.16%Sea
Germany0.01Tonnes: 681USD per tonne: $10,5950.08%Sea
Spain0.01Tonnes: 546USD per tonne: $11,2060.07%Sea
Australia< 0.01Tonnes: 504USD per tonne: $9,5760.06%Sea
New Zealand< 0.01Tonnes: 339USD per tonne: $11,6950.05%Sea
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 356USD per tonne: $9,4910.04%Sea
India< 0.01Tonnes: 129USD per tonne: $23,1130.03%Sea
Nigeria< 0.01Tonnes: 303USD per tonne: $9,1530.03%Sea
Switzerland< 0.01Tonnes: 69USD per tonne: $34,9930.03%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 200USD per tonne: $11,1740.03%Sea
Bolivia< 0.01Tonnes: 192USD per tonne: $9,8960.02%Sea
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 97USD per tonne: $19,5220.02%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Chile has been its main source since 2005

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

  • Chile 6
  • Canada 1.4
  • Peru 0.57
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.3
  • Mexico 0.16

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Chile0.216
Canada0.861.4
Peru0.040.57
Democratic Republic of the Congo00.3
Mexico0.180.16

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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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