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Zirconium: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in zirconium totaled $550 million (13 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were France (34%), the United States (34%) and China (14%); the top importers were the United States (22%), Canada (9%) and South Korea (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 29%.

Summary

World trade
$550million
Tonnes
13thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$42,422
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. France$188 million · 34.2%
  2. United States$185 million · 33.6%
  3. China$76 million · 13.8%
  4. Germany$34 million · 6.1%
  5. Sweden$17 million · 3.2%
  6. Canada$11 million · 2.1%
  7. South Korea$8 million · 1.4%
  8. South Africa$6 million · 1%
  9. Japan$4 million · 0.79%
  10. Belgium$3 million · 0.5%
    re-exports
  11. Singapore$2 million · 0.39%
    re-exports
  12. United Kingdom$2 million · 0.38%
  13. Italy$2 million · 0.35%
  14. Spain$2 million · 0.3%
  15. Netherlands$2 million · 0.29%
    re-exports
  16. Mozambique$1 million · 0.25%
  17. Russia$1 million · 0.24%
  18. Taiwan$1 million · 0.22%
  19. Switzerland$877 thousand · 0.16%
  20. Argentina$856 thousand · 0.16%

Top importers

  1. United States$121 million · 22.1%
  2. Canada$51 million · 9.3%
  3. South Korea$49 million · 8.9%
  4. China$39 million · 7.1%
  5. Japan$36 million · 6.5%
  6. Germany$34 million · 6.2%
  7. France$31 million · 5.7%
  8. Kazakhstan$30 million · 5.4%
  9. Russia$27 million · 4.9%
  10. United Kingdom$23 million · 4.2%
  11. Spain$21 million · 3.9%
  12. Sweden$20 million · 3.7%
  13. Czechia$6 million · 1.1%
  14. Romania$6 million · 1.1%
  15. Argentina$5 million · 0.98%
  16. Thailand$5 million · 0.85%
  17. Hungary$4 million · 0.8%
  18. Belgium$4 million · 0.78%
    re-exports
  19. Israel$3 million · 0.54%
  20. Bulgaria$3 million · 0.53%

Trend

Who sells it

France has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • France 188
  • United States 185
  • China 75.9
  • Germany 33.8
  • Sweden 17.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
France89.8188
United States99.7185
China0.175.9
Germany22.533.8
Sweden3.417.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 67% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $42,422

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$25,359
1996$25,109
1997$29,377
1998$29,709
1999$4,969
2000$2,719
2001$4,843
2002$26,634
2003$28,875
2004$26,194
2005$24,325
2006$41,196
2007$44,360
2008$37,296
2009$52,354
2010$37,072
2011$47,429
2012$47,002
2013$58,248
2014$9,380
2015$8,183
2016$9,631
2017$14,895
2018$18,582
2019$19,849
2020$20,786
2021$18,436
2022$25,678
2023$28,423
2024$42,422

What it includes

  • 8109 · Zirconium

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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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