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Nickel plates, sheets and foil: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in nickel plates, sheets and foil totaled $2 billion (73 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (26%), the United States (25%) and Japan (16%); the top importers were China (15%), the United States (8%) and Austria (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 30%.

Summary

World trade
$2billion
Tonnes
73thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$27,715
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$527 million · 26%
  2. United States$517 million · 25.5%
  3. Japan$327 million · 16.1%
  4. Sweden$171 million · 8.5%
  5. France$102 million · 5.1%
  6. China$97 million · 4.8%
  7. Belgium$60 million · 2.9%
    re-exports
  8. Spain$34 million · 1.7%
  9. United Kingdom$23 million · 1.1%
  10. South Korea$22 million · 1.1%
  11. Russia$20 million · 0.98%
  12. Switzerland$16 million · 0.79%
  13. Austria$15 million · 0.76%
  14. Hong Kong$15 million · 0.74%
    re-exports
  15. Netherlands$12 million · 0.59%
    re-exports
  16. Italy$8 million · 0.4%
  17. Taiwan$8 million · 0.39%
  18. India$7 million · 0.32%
  19. South Africa$5 million · 0.27%
  20. Mexico$5 million · 0.25%

Top importers

  1. China$297 million · 14.7%
  2. United States$169 million · 8.3%
  3. Austria$157 million · 7.8%
  4. India$147 million · 7.3%
  5. Italy$147 million · 7.2%
  6. France$110 million · 5.4%
  7. South Korea$109 million · 5.4%
  8. Germany$109 million · 5.4%
  9. United Kingdom$90 million · 4.5%
  10. Japan$85 million · 4.2%
  11. Taiwan$61 million · 3%
  12. Indonesia$45 million · 2.2%
  13. Mexico$41 million · 2%
  14. Switzerland$36 million · 1.8%
  15. Spain$36 million · 1.8%
  16. Brazil$29 million · 1.4%
  17. Canada$29 million · 1.4%
  18. Turkey$28 million · 1.4%
  19. Sweden$27 million · 1.3%
  20. Netherlands$23 million · 1.1%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • Germany 527
  • United States 517
  • Japan 327
  • Sweden 171
  • France 103

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany101527
United States132517
Japan73.6327
Sweden6.3171
France37.1103

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 106% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $27,715

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$13,470
1996$16,240
1997$15,021
1998$15,011
1999$11,293
2000$13,816
2001$11,847
2002$9,329
2003$14,453
2004$24,732
2005$23,201
2006$26,180
2007$30,139
2008$30,325
2009$25,441
2010$26,870
2011$32,380
2012$24,376
2013$24,358
2014$23,640
2015$23,851
2016$21,239
2017$20,911
2018$24,290
2019$24,388
2020$20,052
2021$25,348
2022$27,154
2023$33,478
2024$27,715

What it includes

  • 7506 · Nickel plates, sheets and foil

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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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