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Radioactive elements: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in radioactive elements totaled $25.1 billion (90 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Kazakhstan (19%), Canada (18%) and Russia (12%); the top importers were the United States (29%), China (14%) and Russia (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 127%.

Summary

World trade
$25.1billion
Tonnes
90thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$277,963
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Kazakhstan$4.7 billion · 18.8%
  2. Canada$4.4 billion · 17.7%
  3. Russia$3 billion · 11.8%
  4. France$2.5 billion · 9.9%
  5. United Kingdom$2.3 billion · 9.1%
  6. Netherlands$2 billion · 7.9%
    re-exports
  7. Germany$1.4 billion · 5.8%
  8. United States$1.4 billion · 5.6%
  9. Namibia$847 million · 3.4%
  10. China$583 million · 2.3%
  11. Australia$542 million · 2.2%
  12. Niger$240 million · 0.95%
  13. South Africa$198 million · 0.79%
  14. Italy$164 million · 0.65%
  15. Belgium$154 million · 0.61%
    re-exports
  16. Uzbekistan$133 million · 0.53%
  17. Spain$110 million · 0.44%
  18. Ukraine$81 million · 0.32%
  19. Czechia$47 million · 0.19%
  20. Turkey$40 million · 0.16%

Top importers

  1. United States$7.2 billion · 28.5%
  2. China$3.6 billion · 14.3%
  3. Russia$1.9 billion · 7.5%
  4. United Kingdom$1.7 billion · 6.8%
  5. Germany$1.6 billion · 6.4%
  6. South Korea$1.5 billion · 6%
  7. Netherlands$1.4 billion · 5.5%
    re-exports
  8. France$1.3 billion · 5.2%
  9. Sweden$1.2 billion · 4.8%
  10. Spain$1 billion · 4.1%
  11. Canada$804 million · 3.2%
  12. Kazakhstan$553 million · 2.2%
  13. Japan$291 million · 1.2%
  14. Romania$157 million · 0.63%
  15. Italy$152 million · 0.61%
  16. Brazil$90 million · 0.36%
  17. Belgium$82 million · 0.33%
    re-exports
  18. Australia$45 million · 0.18%
  19. Turkey$41 million · 0.16%
  20. Switzerland$33 million · 0.13%

Trend

Who sells it

Kazakhstan has been the top exporter since 2020

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

  • Kazakhstan 4.7
  • Canada 4.4
  • Russia 3
  • France 2.5
  • United Kingdom 2.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Kazakhstan0.024.7
Canada0.624.4
Russia0.773
France1.22.5
United Kingdom0.482.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 11,801% since 2000

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

  • 2024: $277,963

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995—
1996—
1997—
1998—
1999—
2000$2,336
2001$1,722
2002$58,292
2003$83,230
2004$85,069
2005$91,789
2006$135,942
2007$167,541
2008$158,795
2009$159,661
2010$134,768
2011$184,751
2012$143,597
2013$155,257
2014$152,705
2015$124,794
2016$116,304
2017$92,157
2018$119,381
2019$115,578
2020$115,626
2021$131,663
2022$176,458
2023$227,958
2024$277,963

What it includes

  • 2844 · Radioactive elements

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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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