HS 26HS chapter
Ores
Global trade in ores during 2023, with the top exporting and importing countries. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$316.73B
Reported exports (2023)
$287.49B
Reported imports (2023)
50
Exporting countries
Global merchandise trade in ores totaled approximately $316.73 billion in reported exports during 2023, with 50 countries acting as exporters in CEPII BACI. Australia led the field with $106.44 billion in exports — 33.6% of the global market.
This page aggregates every HS6 product line within HS chapter 26. Country-level numbers reflect the sum of all subcategories that BACI reports. See methodology for caveats around mirror reconciliation and known data limitations, or data sources for the underlying CEPII BACI release.
Top exporters
1
Australia
Australia$106.44B
33.6%
2
Brazil
Brazil$36.94B
11.7%
3
Chile
Chile$28.56B
9.0%
4
Peru
Peru$26.02B
8.2%
5
South Africa
South Africa$16.99B
5.4%
6
Canada
Canada$10.72B
3.4%
7
Indonesia
Indonesia$8.43B
2.7%
8
Guinea
Guinea$7.62B
2.4%
9
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan$4.92B
1.6%
10
Russian Federation
Russian Federation$4.75B
1.5%
11
Mexico
Mexico$4.67B
1.5%
12
India
India$3.78B
1.2%
13
Sweden
Sweden$3.71B
1.2%
14
Mongolia
Mongolia$3.46B
1.1%
15
USA
USA$2.97B
0.9%
16
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Dem. Rep. of the Congo$2.93B
0.9%
17
Panama
Panama$2.93B
0.9%
18
Philippines
Philippines$2.76B
0.9%
19
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$2.15B
0.7%
20
Ukraine
Ukraine$1.94B
0.6%
21
Ecuador
Ecuador$1.92B
0.6%
22
Oman
Oman$1.86B
0.6%
23
Mauritania
Mauritania$1.83B
0.6%
24
Gabon
Gabon$1.82B
0.6%
25
Bahrain
Bahrain$1.75B
0.6%
Top importers
1
China
China$203.15B
70.7%
2
Japan
Japan$21.74B
7.6%
3
Rep. of Korea
Rep. of Korea$14.08B
4.9%
4India
India$3.88B
1.3%
5Philippines
Philippines$3.77B
1.3%
6
Spain
Spain$3.33B
1.2%
7
Netherlands
Netherlands$3.21B
1.1%
8
Other Asia, nes
Other Asia, nes$3.20B
1.1%
9
Germany
Germany$2.94B
1.0%
10
Malaysia
Malaysia$2.65B
0.9%
11
Finland
Finland$2.34B
0.8%
12
Mozambique
Mozambique$2.22B
0.8%
13
Bulgaria
Bulgaria$1.98B
0.7%
14
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates$1.59B
0.6%
15
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia$1.52B
0.5%
16
Egypt
Egypt$1.41B
0.5%
17Bahrain
Bahrain$1.41B
0.5%
18Oman
Oman$1.21B
0.4%
19Indonesia
Indonesia$1.13B
0.4%
20Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan$1.12B
0.4%
21
Viet Nam
Viet Nam$1.10B
0.4%
22Sweden
Sweden$1.02B
0.4%
23Canada
Canada$913.03M
0.3%
24
Algeria
Algeria$816.84M
0.3%
25Chile
Chile$710.60M
0.2%