Nickel ores and concentrates | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world imports of "Nickel ores and concentrates" exceeded $4.79 billion (according to external trade statistics of 56 countries). It was $6.14 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 52 countries).

Top importers of Nickel ores and concentrates in 2023

The world's largest importers of this commodity group in 2023:

• China - 72% of the world imports ($3.47 billion)
• Canada - 17.5% ($841 million)
• Finland - 5.03% ($241 million)
• Japan - 2.23% ($107 million)
• Namibia - 0.956% ($45 million)

«Nickel ores and concentrates» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Namibia - 0.633% of Namibia's total imports in 2023 ($45 million of $7.23 billion)
• Finland - 0.29% ($241 million of $83 billion)
• North Macedonia - 0.198% ($23 million of $12 billion)
• Canada - 0.15% ($841 million of $558 billion)
• China - 0.136% ($3.47 billion of $2.55 trillion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Nickel ores and concentrates» in 2023:

• Imports to Canada from Australia (2.99% of the world imports, $143 million according to external trade statistics of Canada)
• Imports to Canada from Finland (2.8% of the world imports, $134 million according to external trade statistics of Canada)
• Imports to Canada from USA (7.53% of the world imports, $361 million according to external trade statistics of Canada)
• Imports to China from Australia (5.09% of the world imports, $244 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Brazil (1.77% of the world imports, $85 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Côte d`Ivoire (4.52% of the world imports, $216 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from New Caledonia (6.72% of the world imports, $322 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Philippines (42% of the world imports, $2.04 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Russia (7.73% of the world imports, $370 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to Finland from Brazil (3.1% of the world imports, $148 million according to external trade statistics of Finland)

In 2023, the world exports of "Nickel ores and concentrates" exceeded $3.01 billion (according to external trade statistics of 39 countries). It was $4.1 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 42 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such exporters as Australia (5.72% of the world exports in 2022), Belgium (0.006%), Korea (0.005%), Pakistan (0.002%)

Top exporters of Nickel ores and concentrates in 2023

The world's largest exporters of this commodity group in 2023:

• Philippines - 35% of the world exports ($1.08 billion)
• Zimbabwe - 21% ($647 million)
• USA - 12.2% ($368 million)
• Finland - 9.42% ($284 million)
• Brazil - 8.09% ($244 million)

«Nickel ores and concentrates» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Zimbabwe - 8.95% of Zimbabwe's total exports in 2023 ($647 million of $7.22 billion)
• Philippines - 1.48% ($1.08 billion of $72 billion)
• Zambia - 1.27% ($132 million of $10.4 billion)
• Côte d`Ivoire - 0.464% ($85 million of $18.3 billion)
• Finland - 0.344% ($284 million of $82 billion)
• Namibia - 0.329% ($18 million of $5.48 billion)
• Tanzania - 0.277% ($20 million of $7.27 billion)
• Guatemala - 0.203% ($29 million of $14.2 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Nickel ores and concentrates» in 2023:

• Exports from Brazil to Canada: (1.68% of the world exports, $50 million according to external trade statistics of Brazil)
• Exports from Brazil to Finland: (5.1% of the world exports, $154 million according to external trade statistics of Brazil)
• Exports from Canada to Finland: (1.53% of the world exports, $46 million according to external trade statistics of Canada)
• Exports from Finland to Canada: (5.17% of the world exports, $156 million according to external trade statistics of Finland)
• Exports from Finland to China: (3.3% of the world exports, $99 million according to external trade statistics of Finland)
• Exports from Philippines to China: (35% of the world exports, $1.06 billion according to external trade statistics of Philippines)
• Exports from USA to Canada: (12.1% of the world exports, $365 million according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from Zambia to Canada: (1.6% of the world exports, $48 million according to external trade statistics of Zambia)
• Exports from Zambia to Switzerland: (2.77% of the world exports, $83 million according to external trade statistics of Zambia)
• Exports from Zimbabwe to South Africa: (19.9% of the world exports, $602 million according to external trade statistics of Zimbabwe)