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Unwrought tin: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in unwrought tin totaled $6.2 billion (229 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Indonesia (27%), Peru (15%) and Bolivia (10%); the top importers were China (11%), the United States (11%) and Japan (10%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 40%.

Summary

World trade
$6.2billion
Tonnes
229thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$27,110
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Indonesia$1.7 billion · 26.7%
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  2. Peru$929 million · 15%
  3. Bolivia$639 million · 10.3%
  4. Malaysia$533 million · 8.6%
  5. China$477 million · 7.7%
  6. Brazil$311 million · 5%
  7. Belgium$276 million · 4.5%
    re-exports
  8. Thailand$241 million · 3.9%
  9. Poland$161 million · 2.6%
  10. Spain$139 million · 2.2%
  11. Singapore$114 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  12. Germany$87 million · 1.4%
  13. Netherlands$68 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  14. United States$65 million · 1.1%
  15. Taiwan$59 million · 0.95%
  16. Chile$40 million · 0.65%
  17. Japan$38 million · 0.61%
  18. Italy$37 million · 0.59%
  19. Philippines$31 million · 0.5%
  20. Austria$30 million · 0.48%

Top importers

  1. China$701 million · 11.3%
  2. United States$676 million · 10.9%
  3. Japan$604 million · 9.7%
  4. Netherlands$466 million · 7.5%
    re-exports
  5. South Korea$428 million · 6.9%
  6. India$409 million · 6.6%
  7. Germany$404 million · 6.5%
  8. Singapore$238 million · 3.8%
    re-exports
  9. Taiwan$216 million · 3.5%
  10. Belgium$199 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  11. United Kingdom$177 million · 2.9%
  12. Spain$174 million · 2.8%
  13. Italy$158 million · 2.6%
  14. Thailand$135 million · 2.2%
  15. Malaysia$126 million · 2%
  16. Austria$104 million · 1.7%
  17. France$104 million · 1.7%
  18. Turkey$101 million · 1.6%
  19. Canada$69 million · 1.1%
  20. Vietnam$67 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

Indonesia has been the top exporter since 2002

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

  • Indonesia 1.7
  • Peru 0.93
  • Bolivia 0.64
  • Malaysia 0.53
  • China 0.48

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Indonesia0.391.7
Peru< 0.010.93
Bolivia0.130.64
Malaysia0.270.53
China0.370.48

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 368% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $27,110

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$5,791
1996$6,027
1997$5,259
1998$5,334
1999$5,822
2000$6,039
2001$5,155
2002$2,932
2003$5,132
2004$8,350
2005$8,036
2006$7,731
2007$14,319
2008$13,288
2009$14,124
2010$19,116
2011$24,439
2012$20,054
2013$21,057
2014$20,812
2015$16,489
2016$17,373
2017$19,641
2018$19,568
2019$18,198
2020$16,530
2021$27,061
2022$30,966
2023$24,024
2024$27,110

What it includes

  • 8001 · Unwrought tin

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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