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Unwrought lead: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in unwrought lead totaled $8.6 billion (3.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were India (10%), South Korea (9%) and Australia (9%); the top importers were India (11%), the United States (11%) and Vietnam (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 17%.

Summary

World trade
$8.6billion
Tonnes
3.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,246
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. India$896 million · 10.5%
  2. South Korea$767 million · 9%
  3. Australia$760 million · 8.9%
  4. United Kingdom$485 million · 5.7%
  5. Malaysia$386 million · 4.5%
  6. Belgium$365 million · 4.3%
    re-exports
  7. Germany$341 million · 4%
  8. Canada$340 million · 4%
  9. Kazakhstan$292 million · 3.4%
  10. Bulgaria$266 million · 3.1%
  11. Mexico$254 million · 3%
  12. Poland$215 million · 2.5%
  13. Saudi Arabia$179 million · 2.1%
  14. Singapore$176 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  15. Japan$159 million · 1.9%
  16. China$148 million · 1.7%
  17. United Arab Emirates$129 million · 1.5%
  18. Nigeria$116 million · 1.4%
  19. France$115 million · 1.3%
  20. Sweden$110 million · 1.3%

Top importers

  1. India$982 million · 11.5%
  2. United States$937 million · 11%
  3. Vietnam$635 million · 7.4%
  4. Singapore$531 million · 6.2%
    re-exports
  5. Germany$483 million · 5.6%
  6. China$480 million · 5.6%
  7. United Kingdom$424 million · 5%
  8. Czechia$364 million · 4.3%
  9. South Korea$352 million · 4.1%
  10. Turkey$299 million · 3.5%
  11. Italy$250 million · 2.9%
  12. Spain$202 million · 2.4%
  13. Malaysia$185 million · 2.2%
  14. Thailand$170 million · 2%
  15. Greece$167 million · 2%
  16. Brazil$165 million · 1.9%
  17. Poland$159 million · 1.9%
  18. Austria$140 million · 1.6%
  19. United Arab Emirates$132 million · 1.6%
  20. Pakistan$125 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

India has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • India 0.9
  • South Korea 0.77
  • Australia 0.76
  • United Kingdom 0.48
  • Malaysia 0.39

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
India< 0.010.9
South Korea0.010.77
Australia0.260.76
United Kingdom0.090.48
Malaysia0.010.39

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 208% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,246

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$730
1996$892
1997$817
1998$701
1999$604
2000$595
2001$573
2002$540
2003$584
2004$964
2005$1,101
2006$1,339
2007$2,392
2008$2,336
2009$1,739
2010$2,151
2011$2,499
2012$2,148
2013$2,338
2014$2,212
2015$1,987
2016$1,996
2017$2,356
2018$2,378
2019$2,079
2020$1,947
2021$2,292
2022$2,312
2023$2,348
2024$2,246

What it includes

  • 7801 · Unwrought lead

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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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