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Unwrought zinc: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in unwrought zinc totaled $14.6 billion (10.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were Spain (10%), South Korea (10%) and Australia (8%); the top importers were the United States (12%), China (9%) and the Netherlands (7%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 4%.

Summary

World trade
$14.6billion
Tonnes
10.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,442
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Spain$1.4 billion · 9.9%
    see destinations
  2. South Korea$1.4 billion · 9.5%
  3. Australia$1.2 billion · 8.3%
  4. Canada$1.2 billion · 8%
  5. Belgium$1.1 billion · 7.7%
    re-exports
  6. Peru$845 million · 5.8%
  7. India$762 million · 5.2%
  8. Kazakhstan$727 million · 5%
  9. Netherlands$722 million · 5%
    re-exports
  10. Finland$713 million · 4.9%
  11. Norway$555 million · 3.8%
  12. Mexico$536 million · 3.7%
  13. Japan$452 million · 3.1%
  14. Iran$336 million · 2.3%
  15. Singapore$334 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  16. Brazil$332 million · 2.3%
  17. Germany$307 million · 2.1%
  18. Poland$295 million · 2%
  19. France$215 million · 1.5%
  20. Bulgaria$195 million · 1.3%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.7 billion · 11.9%
    see sources
  2. China$1.3 billion · 9.2%
  3. Netherlands$964 million · 6.6%
    re-exports
  4. Germany$903 million · 6.2%
  5. Turkey$853 million · 5.8%
  6. Vietnam$754 million · 5.2%
  7. Italy$603 million · 4.1%
  8. Taiwan$565 million · 3.9%
  9. India$554 million · 3.8%
  10. Singapore$549 million · 3.8%
    re-exports
  11. Belgium$445 million · 3.1%
    re-exports
  12. Thailand$430 million · 2.9%
  13. Indonesia$359 million · 2.5%
  14. France$335 million · 2.3%
  15. Brazil$327 million · 2.2%
  16. Russia$306 million · 2.1%
  17. Austria$240 million · 1.7%
  18. United Arab Emirates$224 million · 1.5%
  19. Malaysia$223 million · 1.5%
  20. Saudi Arabia$223 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

Spain has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • Spain 1.4
  • South Korea 1.4
  • Australia 1.2
  • Canada 1.2
  • Belgium 1.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Spain0.341.4
South Korea0.051.4
Australia0.31.2
Canada0.611.2
Belgium0.391.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 26% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,442

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,147
1996$1,101
1997$1,329
1998$1,147
1999$662
2000$1,169
2001$1,022
2002$867
2003$930
2004$1,144
2005$1,398
2006$2,135
2007$3,403
2008$2,285
2009$1,686
2010$2,197
2011$2,340
2012$1,995
2013$2,039
2014$2,239
2015$2,087
2016$2,129
2017$2,872
2018$2,951
2019$2,545
2020$2,315
2021$2,904
2022$3,440
2023$2,913
2024$1,442

What it includes

  • 7901 · Unwrought zinc

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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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