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Nickel bars, profiles and wire: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in nickel bars, profiles and wire totaled $5 billion (143 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (28%), Germany (13%) and France (10%); the top importers were the United States (12%), Germany (10%) and the United Kingdom (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 43%.

Summary

World trade
$5billion
Tonnes
143thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$35,006
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$1.4 billion · 27.8%
  2. Germany$644 million · 12.9%
  3. France$504 million · 10.1%
  4. Austria$446 million · 8.9%
  5. Italy$422 million · 8.5%
  6. China$281 million · 5.6%
  7. United Kingdom$260 million · 5.2%
  8. Japan$219 million · 4.4%
  9. Switzerland$156 million · 3.1%
  10. Sweden$144 million · 2.9%
  11. Australia$95 million · 1.9%
  12. India$74 million · 1.5%
  13. Taiwan$70 million · 1.4%
  14. Czechia$62 million · 1.3%
  15. Belgium$36 million · 0.73%
    re-exports
  16. Brazil$34 million · 0.69%
  17. South Korea$24 million · 0.48%
  18. Singapore$19 million · 0.39%
    re-exports
  19. Netherlands$16 million · 0.32%
    re-exports
  20. Costa Rica$12 million · 0.24%

Top importers

  1. United States$582 million · 11.7%
  2. Germany$520 million · 10.4%
  3. United Kingdom$465 million · 9.3%
  4. China$423 million · 8.5%
  5. France$360 million · 7.2%
  6. Mexico$300 million · 6%
  7. Italy$282 million · 5.7%
  8. India$234 million · 4.7%
  9. Singapore$207 million · 4.2%
    re-exports
  10. Switzerland$153 million · 3.1%
  11. United Arab Emirates$121 million · 2.4%
  12. Austria$110 million · 2.2%
  13. Japan$105 million · 2.1%
  14. South Korea$101 million · 2%
  15. Saudi Arabia$90 million · 1.8%
  16. Canada$83 million · 1.7%
  17. Spain$76 million · 1.5%
  18. Sweden$72 million · 1.4%
  19. Taiwan$53 million · 1.1%
  20. Czechia$43 million · 0.86%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • United States 1.4
  • Germany 0.64
  • France 0.5
  • Austria 0.45
  • Italy 0.42

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States0.151.4
Germany0.120.64
France0.070.5
Austria0.020.45
Italy0.020.42

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 164% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $35,006

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$13,250
1996$13,405
1997$14,661
1998$12,892
1999$10,749
2000$12,574
2001$12,065
2002$10,997
2003$12,964
2004$16,266
2005$19,907
2006$20,154
2007$37,148
2008$31,669
2009$24,416
2010$27,477
2011$30,121
2012$28,293
2013$24,363
2014$24,114
2015$26,057
2016$24,459
2017$24,359
2018$26,161
2019$27,859
2020$27,427
2021$27,961
2022$31,267
2023$36,868
2024$35,006

What it includes

  • 7505 · Nickel bars, profiles and wire

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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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