World Merchandise Exports and Imports by Commodity (HS)
Publication date: 2024-11-07
Reporting period: 2002 - 2023
Timeseries: 132 million
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Lithium carbonates | Imports and Exports | 2023

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Lithium carbonates | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world exports of "Lithium carbonates" exceeded $6.94 billion (according to external trade statistics of 52 countries). It was $9.52 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 49 countries).

Top exporters of Lithium carbonates in 2023

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

  • Chile - 78% of the world exports ($5.43 billion)
  • China - 7.45% ($518 million)
  • Argentina - 6.35% ($441 million)
  • Netherlands - 2.03% ($141 million)
  • USA - 1.56% ($108 million)

«Lithium carbonates» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

  • Chile - 5.71% of Chile's total exports in 2023 ($5.43 billion of $94 billion)
  • Argentina - 0.66% ($441 million of $66 billion)
  • Bolivia - 0.134% ($14.6 million of $10.9 billion)
  • Netherlands - 0.019% ($141 million of $741 billion)
  • Belgium - 0.018% ($72 million of $393 billion)
  • United Kingdom - 0.016% ($88 million of $521 billion)
  • China - 0.015% ($518 million of $3.37 trillion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Lithium carbonates» in 2023:

  • Exports from Argentina to China: (5.12% of the world exports, $355 million according to external trade statistics of Argentina)
  • Exports from Argentina to USA: (1.22% of the world exports, $85 million according to external trade statistics of Argentina)
  • Exports from Chile to Belgium: (1.8% of the world exports, $125 million according to external trade statistics of Chile)
  • Exports from Chile to China: (52% of the world exports, $3.65 billion according to external trade statistics of Chile)
  • Exports from Chile to Germany: (0.97% of the world exports, $67 million according to external trade statistics of Chile)
  • Exports from Chile to Japan: (4.9% of the world exports, $340 million according to external trade statistics of Chile)
  • Exports from Chile to Korea: (15.6% of the world exports, $1.08 billion according to external trade statistics of Chile)
  • Exports from Chile to USA: (2.04% of the world exports, $142 million according to external trade statistics of Chile)
  • Exports from China to Japan: (2.32% of the world exports, $161 million according to external trade statistics of China)
  • Exports from China to Korea: (3.94% of the world exports, $273 million according to external trade statistics of China)

In 2023, the world imports of "Lithium carbonates" exceeded $8.2 billion (according to external trade statistics of 86 countries). It was $10.4 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 90 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Korea (16.6% of the world imports in 2022), Vietnam (0.034%)

Top importers of Lithium carbonates in 2023

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

  • China - 77% of the world imports ($6.32 billion)
  • Japan - 12.7% ($1.04 billion)
  • USA - 3.05% ($250 million)
  • Netherlands - 2.02% ($165 million)
  • United Kingdom - 1.3% ($107 million)
  • Germany - 0.796% ($65 million)

«Lithium carbonates» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

  • China - 0.247% of China's total imports in 2023 ($6.32 billion of $2.55 trillion)
  • Japan - 0.139% ($1.04 billion of $751 billion)
  • Netherlands - 0.024% ($165 million of $664 billion)
  • United Kingdom - 0.013% ($107 million of $791 billion)
  • USA - 0.007% ($250 million of $3.16 trillion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Lithium carbonates» in 2023:

  • Imports to China from Argentina (5.83% of the world imports, $478 million according to external trade statistics of China)
  • Imports to China from Chile (70% of the world imports, $5.77 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
  • Imports to Germany from Chile (0.585% of the world imports, $48 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
  • Imports to Japan from Argentina (2.77% of the world imports, $227 million according to external trade statistics of Japan)
  • Imports to Japan from Chile (7.9% of the world imports, $648 million according to external trade statistics of Japan)
  • Imports to Japan from China (2.01% of the world imports, $165 million according to external trade statistics of Japan)
  • Imports to Netherlands from Chile (1.65% of the world imports, $135 million according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
  • Imports to United Kingdom from Chile (1.05% of the world imports, $86 million according to external trade statistics of United Kingdom)
  • Imports to USA from Argentina (1.01% of the world imports, $83 million according to external trade statistics of USA)
  • Imports to USA from Chile (1.97% of the world imports, $161 million according to external trade statistics of USA)

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283691. Lithium carbonates
ExportsImports
20232023
Value (US$)
World Share ($), %
Value (US$)
World Share ($), %
Chile5,430,282,016.4378.15273,510.920.00
China518,292,226.007.456,329,250,472.0077.15
Argentina441,300,291.596.352,501,010.060.03
Netherlands141,320,672.222.03165,821,763.932.02
USA108,796,783.001.56250,584,381.003.05
United Kingdom88,324,358.081.27107,203,980.641.30
Belgium72,898,222.671.0426,103,544.750.31
Germany52,106,129.350.7465,360,129.790.79
France37,790,130.660.5449,616,738.660.60
Bolivia14,649,929.000.211.000.00
Spain11,028,829.180.1520,978,076.940.25
Italy8,740,097.530.1227,109,005.660.33
India8,226,940.580.1130,558,209.640.37
Brazil3,812,216.000.05277,557.000.00
Slovenia2,796,669.890.041,306,936.370.01
Japan1,500,278.270.021,048,237,709.9512.77
Austria1,279,986.330.017,702,676.510.09
Denmark905,040.620.012,833,385.460.03
Singapore812,503.510.01991,326.370.01
Sweden723,645.890.014,120,766.580.05
Mozambique475,000.000.00
Switzerland462,021.810.002,484,455.490.03
Hungary363,643.000.004,634,673.000.05
Poland330,707.000.003,478,367.000.04
Malaysia324,102.160.003,701,906.030.04
United Arab Emirates203,631.640.001,130,216.020.01
Thailand200,040.920.001,062,886.770.01
Ireland122,595.310.0016,202.810.00
Australia117,923.230.009,042,924.450.11
Canada64,605.850.0022,623,876.140.27
Croatia56,066.000.00220,633.000.00
Namibia54,561.820.00168.070.00
Lithuania40,453.000.0036,557.000.00
Turkey27,341.000.00
Czech Republic21,183.000.001,873,393.000.02
Myanmar18,562.500.00114.280.00
Guatemala18,365.000.0031,252.000.00
South Africa5,040.200.00499,606.340.00
Latvia4,476.450.0018,974.100.00
Hong Kong4,008.640.00
Estonia3,794.830.0075,643.420.00
New Zealand2,556.870.00979,060.340.01
Portugal1,684.610.00846,437.620.01
Norway888.950.003,033,347.640.03
Côte d`Ivoire824.270.00
Romania698.870.00328,154.960.00
Greece457.370.00622,621.500.00
Serbia127.000.00107,090.000.00
Tanzania20.290.00192.130.00
Zimbabwe10.980.002,704.790.00
Finland10.810.001,124,656.680.01
Bulgaria7.180.00132,172.690.00
Zambia95.000.00
Uzbekistan131.000.00
Uruguay189,394.980.00
Ukraine112,360.620.00
Tunisia89.680.00
Sri Lanka202,214.140.00
Slovak Republic1,649,331.470.02
Saudi Arabia158,703.720.00
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines381.980.00
Philippines24,829.000.00
Peru81,201.620.00
Paraguay22,658.820.00
Panama18,900.000.00
Pakistan10,148.120.00
Oman39.010.00
North Macedonia72.710.00
Morocco70,970.550.00
Moldova48.000.00
Malta192.460.00
Madagascar1,843.600.00
Luxembourg2,675.870.00
Lebanon136.000.00
Kenya2,315.700.00
Kazakhstan33,995.600.00
Jordan66,368.040.00
Israel267,000.000.00
Indonesia551,003.000.00
Iceland98,944.150.00
Ghana739.480.00
El Salvador18.550.00
Egypt207,626.060.00
Ecuador14,701.000.00
Costa Rica80,311.490.00
Colombia740,872.990.00
Brunei2.970.00
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,639.870.00
Bahrain433.170.00
Azerbaijan24,858.000.00