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Alumina: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in alumina totaled $17.9 billion (37.2 million tonnes). The top exporters were Australia (35%), Brazil (18%) and Indonesia (11%); the top importers were Russia (12%), Canada (11%) and the United Arab Emirates (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 10%.

Summary

World trade
$17.9billion
Tonnes
37.2million tonnes
Price per tonne
$480
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Australia$6.3 billion · 35.2%
    see destinations
  2. Brazil$3.2 billion · 18.2%
    see destinations
  3. Indonesia$1.9 billion · 10.7%
    see destinations
  4. China$1.2 billion · 6.7%
  5. India$842 million · 4.7%
  6. Ireland$775 million · 4.3%
  7. Vietnam$527 million · 3%
  8. Germany$481 million · 2.7%
  9. Kazakhstan$449 million · 2.5%
  10. Jamaica$381 million · 2.1%
  11. United States$312 million · 1.8%
  12. Spain$282 million · 1.6%
  13. France$203 million · 1.1%
  14. Netherlands$179 million · 1%
    re-exports
  15. Japan$179 million · 1%
  16. Greece$146 million · 0.82%
  17. Saudi Arabia$128 million · 0.72%
  18. Bosnia and Herzegovina$74 million · 0.41%
  19. South Korea$49 million · 0.28%
  20. Slovenia$49 million · 0.27%

Top importers

  1. Russia$2.2 billion · 12.5%
    see sources
  2. Canada$2 billion · 11.4%
    see sources
  3. United Arab Emirates$1.3 billion · 7.5%
  4. Bahrain$1.3 billion · 7.1%
  5. Norway$1.2 billion · 6.6%
  6. India$935 million · 5.2%
  7. Malaysia$815 million · 4.6%
  8. China$730 million · 4.1%
  9. Iceland$698 million · 3.9%
  10. Oman$671 million · 3.8%
  11. South Africa$666 million · 3.7%
  12. United States$641 million · 3.6%
  13. Indonesia$486 million · 2.7%
  14. Mozambique$477 million · 2.7%
  15. Qatar$441 million · 2.5%
  16. Argentina$367 million · 2.1%
  17. France$366 million · 2.1%
  18. Netherlands$277 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  19. Germany$272 million · 1.5%
  20. Egypt$232 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Australia was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Australia 6.3
  • Brazil 3.2
  • Indonesia 1.9
  • China 1.2
  • India 0.84

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Australia1.66.3
Brazil0.063.2
Indonesia< 0.011.9
China0.021.2
India0.110.84

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 105% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $480

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$234
1996$244
1997$231
1998$219
1999$198
2000$258
2001$230
2002$198
2003$240
2004$271
2005$307
2006$366
2007$389
2008$405
2009$285
2010$370
2011$406
2012$357
2013$357
2014$377
2015$352
2016$303
2017$373
2018$488
2019$408
2020$328
2021$436
2022$480
2023$438
2024$480

What it includes

Aluminum oxide, the step between bauxite and aluminum.

  • 281820 · subheading of heading 2818: Aluminum oxide and hydroxide

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Sources and methodology

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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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