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Copper bars and profiles: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in copper bars and profiles totaled $6.4 billion (727 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (16%), France (7%) and Italy (7%); the top importers were the United States (10%), Germany (8%) and China (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 23%.

Summary

World trade
$6.4billion
Tonnes
727thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$8,861
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$1 billion · 15.5%
  2. France$475 million · 7.4%
  3. Italy$447 million · 6.9%
  4. China$439 million · 6.8%
  5. United States$393 million · 6.1%
  6. South Korea$355 million · 5.5%
  7. Bulgaria$315 million · 4.9%
  8. Malaysia$254 million · 3.9%
  9. Thailand$247 million · 3.8%
  10. Japan$215 million · 3.3%
  11. Belgium$207 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  12. Poland$164 million · 2.5%
  13. Turkey$147 million · 2.3%
  14. Indonesia$140 million · 2.2%
  15. Peru$135 million · 2.1%
  16. Spain$133 million · 2.1%
  17. Taiwan$125 million · 1.9%
  18. United Arab Emirates$115 million · 1.8%
  19. Austria$92 million · 1.4%
  20. Sweden$86 million · 1.3%

Top importers

  1. United States$673 million · 10.5%
  2. Germany$546 million · 8.5%
  3. China$428 million · 6.7%
  4. Italy$353 million · 5.5%
  5. United Kingdom$322 million · 5%
  6. Mexico$230 million · 3.6%
  7. Poland$230 million · 3.6%
  8. France$221 million · 3.4%
  9. Spain$193 million · 3%
  10. Canada$193 million · 3%
  11. India$159 million · 2.5%
  12. Taiwan$157 million · 2.4%
  13. Thailand$156 million · 2.4%
  14. Czechia$130 million · 2%
  15. Malaysia$126 million · 2%
  16. Switzerland$118 million · 1.8%
  17. Australia$116 million · 1.8%
  18. Denmark$115 million · 1.8%
  19. Netherlands$111 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  20. Vietnam$106 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Germany 1
  • France 0.47
  • Italy 0.45
  • China 0.44
  • United States 0.39

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany0.361
France0.30.47
Italy0.190.45
China0.010.44
United States0.160.39

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 161% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $8,861

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,399
1996$3,002
1997$2,781
1998$2,459
1999$2,144
2000$2,369
2001$2,382
2002$2,096
2003$2,523
2004$3,004
2005$3,941
2006$5,968
2007$7,267
2008$7,354
2009$5,651
2010$5,618
2011$8,322
2012$7,720
2013$7,376
2014$6,954
2015$6,156
2016$5,284
2017$5,909
2018$6,976
2019$6,468
2020$6,147
2021$7,984
2022$8,552
2023$8,688
2024$8,861

What it includes

  • 7407 · Copper bars and profiles

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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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