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Manganese ore: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in manganese ore totaled $6.6 billion (43.4 million tonnes). South Africa accounted for 50% of exports, followed by Gabon (26%) and Ghana (8%); China accounted for 61% of imports, followed by India (16%) and Norway (4%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 25%.

Summary

World trade
$6.6billion
Tonnes
43.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$152
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. South Africa$3.3 billion · 50.5%
    see destinations
  2. Gabon$1.7 billion · 25.8%
    see destinations
  3. Ghana$556 million · 8.5%
  4. Australia$506 million · 7.7%
  5. Brazil$95 million · 1.4%
  6. Côte d'Ivoire$84 million · 1.3%
  7. Myanmar$59 million · 0.9%
  8. China$45 million · 0.68%
  9. Zambia$28 million · 0.42%
  10. Mexico$24 million · 0.37%
  11. Morocco$22 million · 0.33%
  12. Malaysia$19 million · 0.3%
  13. Guyana$17 million · 0.26%
  14. France$13 million · 0.2%
  15. Namibia$12 million · 0.18%
  16. Kazakhstan$11 million · 0.17%
  17. Cambodia$10 million · 0.15%
  18. Kenya$9 million · 0.13%
  19. Netherlands$8 million · 0.12%
    re-exports
  20. Turkey$6 million · 0.09%

Top importers

  1. China$4 billion · 60.7%
    see sources
  2. India$1.1 billion · 16.4%
  3. Norway$272 million · 4.1%
  4. Japan$213 million · 3.2%
  5. Malaysia$148 million · 2.3%
  6. Singapore$106 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  7. United States$99 million · 1.5%
  8. South Korea$90 million · 1.4%
  9. Indonesia$81 million · 1.2%
  10. France$72 million · 1.1%
  11. Latvia$59 million · 0.9%
  12. Spain$40 million · 0.61%
  13. Australia$33 million · 0.5%
  14. Georgia$31 million · 0.47%
  15. Vietnam$24 million · 0.36%
  16. Saudi Arabia$23 million · 0.35%
  17. United Arab Emirates$22 million · 0.33%
  18. Ukraine$18 million · 0.28%
  19. Slovakia$18 million · 0.28%
  20. Russia$17 million · 0.26%

Trend

Who sells it

South Africa has been the top exporter since 2013

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

  • South Africa 3.3
  • Gabon 1.7
  • Ghana 0.56
  • Australia 0.51
  • Brazil 0.09

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
South Africa0.153.3
Gabon0.191.7
Ghana0.020.56
Australia0.170.51
Brazil0.080.09

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 62% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $152

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$93
1996$93
1997$94
1998$80
1999$80
2000$76
2001$83
2002$23
2003$78
2004$108
2005$110
2006$73
2007$164
2008$408
2009$189
2010$248
2011$211
2012$182
2013$188
2014$166
2015$128
2016$136
2017$194
2018$220
2019$180
2020$147
2021$157
2022$181
2023$145
2024$152

What it includes

  • 2602 · Manganese 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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