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Tin ore: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in tin ore totaled $1.8 billion (126 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the Democratic Republic of the Congo (34%), Nigeria (17%) and Australia (17%); China accounted for 71% of imports, followed by Malaysia (17%) and Thailand (12%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 172%.

Summary

World trade
$1.8billion
Tonnes
126thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$13,914
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Democratic Republic of the Congo$602 million · 34.3%
  2. Nigeria$300 million · 17.1%
  3. Australia$295 million · 16.8%
  4. Republic of the Congo$146 million · 8.3%
  5. Rwanda$79 million · 4.5%
  6. Bolivia$63 million · 3.6%
  7. Indonesia$46 million · 2.6%
  8. Myanmar$30 million · 1.7%
  9. Namibia$25 million · 1.4%
  10. Laos$23 million · 1.3%
  11. Vietnam$22 million · 1.3%
  12. Russia$21 million · 1.2%
  13. Tanzania$16 million · 0.92%
  14. Venezuela$15 million · 0.86%
  15. Thailand$14 million · 0.82%
  16. Kyrgyzstan$9 million · 0.54%
  17. United States$8 million · 0.47%
  18. Malaysia$8 million · 0.46%
  19. Burundi$4 million · 0.25%
  20. Colombia$4 million · 0.25%

Top importers

  1. China$1.2 billion · 70.5%
  2. Malaysia$292 million · 16.6%
  3. Thailand$203 million · 11.5%
  4. United Arab Emirates$9 million · 0.54%
  5. Poland$8 million · 0.48%
  6. Brazil$1 million · 0.07%
  7. Myanmar$866 thousand · 0.05%
  8. Hong Kong$847 thousand · 0.05%
    re-exports
  9. Belgium$377 thousand · 0.02%
    re-exports
  10. Rwanda$376 thousand · 0.02%
  11. Namibia$249 thousand · 0.01%
  12. United Kingdom$209 thousand · 0.01%
  13. Saudi Arabia$202 thousand · 0.01%
  14. Cuba$188 thousand · 0.01%
  15. Mexico$124 thousand · 0.01%
  16. Romania$109 thousand · 0.01%
  17. United States$109 thousand · 0.01%
  18. Austria$77 thousand · 0%
  19. Nigeria$71 thousand · 0%
  20. Morocco$63 thousand · 0%

Trend

Who sells it

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo 602
  • Nigeria 300
  • Australia 295
  • Republic of the Congo 146
  • Rwanda 78.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Democratic Republic of the Congo5.6602
Nigeria8.3300
Australia47.4295
Republic of the Congo0146
Rwanda0.4678.6

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 766% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $13,914

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,606
1996$1,069
1997$2,432
1998$2,433
1999$1,666
2000$2,109
2001$2,172
2002$2,149
2003$3,145
2004$4,406
2005$4,531
2006$3,811
2007$5,210
2008$7,292
2009$6,212
2010$7,610
2011$9,439
2012$7,837
2013$14,215
2014$287
2015$7,804
2016$9,137
2017$10,381
2018$9,978
2019$8,312
2020$8,976
2021$13,385
2022$12,244
2023$8,077
2024$13,914

What it includes

  • 2609 · Tin ore

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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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