Zinc ores and concentrates | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world imports of "Zinc ores and concentrates" exceeded $8.91 billion (according to external trade statistics of 65 countries). It was $14.6 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 79 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Korea (16% of the world imports in 2022), Mexico (0.107%)

Top importers of Zinc ores and concentrates in 2023

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

• China - 44% of the world imports ($3.98 billion)
• Spain - 9.25% ($825 million)
• Canada - 8.28% ($739 million)
• Japan - 6.81% ($608 million)
• Finland - 6.1% ($544 million)

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

• Finland - 0.655% of Finland's total imports in 2023 ($544 million of $83 billion)
• Kazakhstan - 0.301% ($184 million of $61 billion)
• Uzbekistan - 0.283% ($104 million of $36 billion)
• Norway - 0.259% ($250 million of $96 billion)

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

• Imports to Canada from USA (4.26% of the world imports, $380 million according to external trade statistics of Canada)
• Imports to China from Australia (10.5% of the world imports, $941 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Bolivia (3.22% of the world imports, $287 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Eritrea (2.1% of the world imports, $187 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Kazakhstan (2.3% of the world imports, $205 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Peru (8.66% of the world imports, $772 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from South Africa (4.44% of the world imports, $396 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to France from Belgium (2.89% of the world imports, $257 million according to external trade statistics of France)
• Imports to Netherlands from Belgium (5.25% of the world imports, $469 million according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
• Imports to Spain from Peru (2.49% of the world imports, $222 million according to external trade statistics of Spain)

In 2023, the world exports of "Zinc ores and concentrates" exceeded $8.66 billion (according to external trade statistics of 69 countries). It was $11.8 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 70 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such exporters as Mongolia (2.37% of the world exports in 2022), Korea (0.315%)

Top exporters of Zinc ores and concentrates in 2023

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

• Peru - 19.5% of the world exports ($1.69 billion)
• Australia - 16.3% ($1.41 billion)
• Bolivia - 15.3% ($1.32 billion)
• USA - 11.9% ($1.03 billion)
• Kazakhstan - 4.2% ($364 million)

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

• Bolivia - 12.1% of Bolivia's total exports in 2023 ($1.32 billion of $10.9 billion)
• Peru - 2.63% ($1.69 billion of $64 billion)
• Montenegro - 1.67% ($12.1 million of $722 million)
• Namibia - 0.887% ($48 million of $5.48 billion)
• Zambia - 0.7% ($73 million of $10.4 billion)
• North Macedonia - 0.493% ($44 million of $8.99 billion)
• Kazakhstan - 0.462% ($364 million of $78 billion)
• Australia - 0.384% ($1.41 billion of $369 billion)
• Portugal - 0.348% ($292 million of $83 billion)

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

• Exports from Australia to China: (9.85% of the world exports, $853 million according to external trade statistics of Australia)
• Exports from Australia to Korea: (2.69% of the world exports, $233 million according to external trade statistics of Australia)
• Exports from Bolivia to China: (3.57% of the world exports, $309 million according to external trade statistics of Bolivia)
• Exports from Bolivia to Japan: (5.99% of the world exports, $519 million according to external trade statistics of Bolivia)
• Exports from Kazakhstan to China: (2.42% of the world exports, $210 million according to external trade statistics of Kazakhstan)
• Exports from Mexico to Korea: (2.53% of the world exports, $219 million according to external trade statistics of Mexico)
• Exports from Peru to China: (8.09% of the world exports, $700 million according to external trade statistics of Peru)
• Exports from Peru to Korea: (2.69% of the world exports, $233 million according to external trade statistics of Peru)
• Exports from South Africa to China: (3.62% of the world exports, $313 million according to external trade statistics of South Africa)
• Exports from USA to Canada: (4.34% of the world exports, $376 million according to external trade statistics of USA)