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Critical · 3 lists

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industrial_mineral · primary

DOE_2023
USGS_2022
USGS_2025

Trade · cross-border

Trade & import dependency

100% net import reliance

US import dependency

2021–2024 · USGS MCS

46% of US imports from China · All

  1. 1🇨🇳ChinaAll
    46%
  2. 2 Other
    16%
  3. 3 Other countriesAll

Provenance

Where this data comes from

  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
  • IEA Critical Minerals Dataset (CMO 2025)
  • Statistics Canada Table 16-10-0022
  • USGS DS-140 (constant 1998 USD)
  • USGS DS-140 (nominal)
  • USGS MCS (Average unit value of imports)
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
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16%
  • 4🇨🇦CanadaAll
    13%
  • 5🇲🇿MozambiqueAll
    13%
  • 6🇲🇽MexicoAll
    12%
  • Net import reliance · 2025

    100% net import reliant

    Import vs export balance · 2021–2025

    USGS MCS

    Latest 2025: net importer

    ◀ exportsmetric tonsimports ▶
    2021
    +44.3K t
    2022
    +79.7K t
    2023
    +65.7K t
    2024
    +65.2K t
    2025
    +70.6K t
    YearImportsExportsNet
    202153.0K t8.7K t+44.3K t
    202289.2K t9.5K t+79.7K t
    202373.5K t7.8K t+65.7K t
    202473.9K t8.7K t+65.2K t
    202579.0K t8.4K t+70.6K t

    Top global exporters · 2024

    CEPII BACI · export value
    🇨🇳China
    $2.2B
    🇩🇪Germany
    $331.0M
    🇯🇵Japan
    $232.6M
    🇺🇸USA
    $227.7M
    🇰🇷Rep. of Korea
    $173.5M
    🇫🇷France
    $138.1M
    🇳🇴Norway
    $83.8M
    🇮🇳India
    $68.6M
    🇨🇭Switzerland
    $57.4M
    🇵🇱Poland
    $57.4M

    Export restrictions

    3 measures · OECD
    ReporterMeasureCount
    🇿🇼ZimbabweLicensing requirement24
    🇨🇳ChinaExport tax18
    🇨🇳ChinaExport licensing requirement for materials and technologies1
    USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
  • usgs myb1 graphite 2021
  • usgs myb1 graphite 2022
  • 12 sources · click to verify

    Live

    Ir100%Canada · top shareRh100%Canada · top shareRu100%Canada · top shareGa98%China · top shareGe94%China · top shareNb92%Brazil · top shareSi82%China · top shareW79%China · top shareCo77%Congo, Democratic Republic · top share75%China · top shareTe75%China · top share75%China · top shareIn74%China · top sharePt73%South Africa · top shareCu70%China · top share66%China · top shareV64%China · top shareLi64%Australia · top shareAl66%China · top shareNi65%Indonesia · top sharePb62%China · top shareAs50%Peru · top shareMg58%China · top shareBe55%USA · top shareCr55%South Africa · top shareBi54%China · top sharePd44%Russia · top shareTa46%Congo (Kinshasa) · top share49%China · top shareSb43%China · top shareRe44%Chile · top shareB44%Turkey · top shareU38%Kazakhstan · top shareZr36%Australia · top shareMn39%South Africa · top shareZn39%China · top shareTi28%Mozambique · top shareAg34%Mexico · top share29%Canada · top share26%China · top shareSn26%China · top share🇨🇱 CLCutax2024🇨🇩 CDCusurtax2022🇨🇱 CLListrategic resource2023🇨🇳 CNLiexport license2024🇿🇼 ZWLiraw ore ban2022🇮🇩 IDNiraw ore ban2020🇵🇭 PHNiroyalty2024🇷🇺 RUNiimport ban2024🇨🇳 CN→🇻🇳 VNREE+4700%re export surge🇮🇩 IDNi-97%export ban effectLi+38%concentration shift🇨🇳 CNREE-25%concentration shift

    Concentration

    HHI

    0.57

    Highly concentrated

    Top-1
    75%
    Top-3
    87%
    Top-5
    93%
    NIR
    100%

    Active alerts · 1

    • 75%

      China · top share

    Critical lists · 3

    • DOE_2023
    • USGS_2022
    • USGS_2025

    Sources · 12

    • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    • IEA Critical Minerals Dataset (CMO 2025)
    • Statistics Canada Table 16-10-0022
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
    • + 7 more in the Provenance section

    Concentration

    HHI

    0.57

    Highly concentrated

    Top-1
    75%
    Top-3
    87%
    Top-5
    93%
    NIR
    100%

    Active alerts · 1

    • 75%

      China · top share

    Critical lists · 3

    • DOE_2023
    • USGS_2022
    • USGS_2025

    Sources · 12

    • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    • IEA Critical Minerals Dataset (CMO 2025)
    • Statistics Canada Table 16-10-0022
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
    • + 7 more in the Provenance section