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Chromium ore: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in chromium ore totaled $9.2 billion (28.1 million tonnes). South Africa accounted for 84% of exports, followed by Turkey (5%) and Zimbabwe (4%); China accounted for 62% of imports, followed by Mozambique (22%) and Indonesia (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 190%.

Summary

World trade
$9.2billion
Tonnes
28.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$326
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. South Africa$7.7 billion · 83.8%
    see destinations
  2. Turkey$441 million · 4.8%
  3. Zimbabwe$382 million · 4.2%
  4. Pakistan$136 million · 1.5%
  5. Albania$114 million · 1.2%
  6. Kazakhstan$114 million · 1.2%
  7. Oman$56 million · 0.61%
  8. Papua New Guinea$55 million · 0.6%
  9. Philippines$40 million · 0.43%
  10. Madagascar$35 million · 0.39%
  11. China$19 million · 0.2%
  12. Netherlands$18 million · 0.2%
    re-exports
  13. United Arab Emirates$17 million · 0.19%
  14. Mozambique$15 million · 0.16%
  15. Germany$11 million · 0.12%
  16. Iran$8 million · 0.09%
  17. Brazil$5 million · 0.06%
  18. Italy$2 million · 0.02%
  19. United States$2 million · 0.02%
  20. Poland$2 million · 0.02%

Top importers

  1. China$5.7 billion · 62.4%
    see sources
  2. Mozambique$2 billion · 21.6%
  3. Indonesia$631 million · 6.9%
  4. Russia$134 million · 1.5%
  5. Hong Kong$93 million · 1%
    re-exports
  6. India$82 million · 0.89%
  7. Singapore$67 million · 0.73%
    re-exports
  8. United Arab Emirates$61 million · 0.67%
  9. South Africa$54 million · 0.59%
  10. Turkey$53 million · 0.58%
  11. Sweden$42 million · 0.45%
  12. Netherlands$36 million · 0.4%
    re-exports
  13. United States$34 million · 0.37%
  14. Germany$32 million · 0.35%
  15. Japan$24 million · 0.26%
  16. Belgium$14 million · 0.16%
    re-exports
  17. Italy$9 million · 0.09%
  18. Taiwan$8 million · 0.09%
  19. Spain$8 million · 0.09%
  20. Austria$8 million · 0.09%

Trend

Who sells it

South Africa was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • South Africa 7.7
  • Turkey 0.44
  • Zimbabwe 0.38
  • Pakistan 0.14
  • Albania 0.11

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
South Africa0.137.7
Turkey0.080.44
Zimbabwe< 0.010.38
Pakistan0.010.14
Albania0.010.11

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 184% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $326

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$115
1996$145
1997$115
1998$100
1999$93
2000$87
2001$69
2002$68
2003$102
2004$160
2005$170
2006$150
2007$209
2008$354
2009$172
2010$248
2011$281
2012$225
2013$192
2014$195
2015$162
2016$183
2017$229
2018$162
2019$151
2020$132
2021$126
2022$249
2023$311
2024$326

What it includes

  • 2610 · Chromium ore

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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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