# Manganese Ores And Concentrates buyer markets and demand | HS...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $3.7B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $3.7B | -4.7% | 38 | South Africa |
| India | $982.3M | +14.8% | 23 | South Africa |
| France | $958.3M | +63.9% | 26 | Gabon |
| Norway | $278.2M | +3.8% | 6 | Gabon |
| Japan | $180.0M | -5.3% | 11 | South Africa |
| Malaysia | $147.9M | -7.1% | 10 | South Africa |
| Singapore | $99.8M | +30.1% | 10 | South Africa |
| USA | $82.4M | -0.3% | 19 | Gabon |
| Republic of Korea | $72.2M | -17.2% | 15 | South Africa |
| Indonesia | $69.6M | +15% | 12 | South Africa |
| Latvia | $64.7M | +24.4% | 9 | South Africa |
| Viet Nam | $44.7M | +31.2% | 11 | Australia |
| Iran | $42.8M | +23.1% | 7 | United Rep. of Tanzania |
| Estonia | $41.3M | +793.8% | 7 | Gabon |
| Turkey | $30.3M | +123.6% | 15 | South Africa |
| Ukraine | $29.5M | -27.3% | 8 | Ghana |
| Spain | $26.8M | -15.1% | 20 | South Africa |
| Saudi Arabia | $24.0M | -10.7% | 3 | South Africa |
| Georgia | $22.8M | +9.7% | 6 | Gabon |
| United Arab Emirates | $19.9M | +2% | 11 | South Africa |
| Australia | $18.5M | +12.8% | 8 | South Africa |
| Russia | $17.1M | -37.2% | 8 | China |
| Netherlands | $16.1M | +7.9% | 27 | South Africa |
| Namibia | $15.1M | +13.2% | 2 | Morocco |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $10.3M | -4.4% | 5 | South Africa |
| Germany | $10.0M | -6.2% | 20 | Netherlands |
| Uruguay | $10.0M | -22.9% | 1 | Brazil |
| Bangladesh | $8.3M | +19.9% | 3 | Gabon |
| Poland | $7.7M | -20% | 16 | Gabon |
| Mexico | $7.7M | -20.5% | 6 | Gabon |
| Greece | $7.2M | +6.3% | 7 | Gabon |
| Belgium | $5.8M | -12.4% | 11 | France |
| Colombia | $4.9M | -4.6% | 7 | Brazil |
| Solomon Islands | $4.7M | 0% | 1 | South Africa |
| South Africa | $4.5M | +10.9% | 17 | Zambia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $4.3B | $137.77 |
| India | 2023 | $876.5M | $161.46 |
| France | 2023 | $323.2M | $190.84 |
| Norway | 2023 | $229.6M | $228.59 |
| Japan | 2023 | $171.7M | $187.16 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $142.2M | $172.84 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $139.3M | $178.75 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $120.9M | $124.33 |
| Latvia | 2023 | $116.9M | $119.85 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $75.0M | $177.29 |
| USA | 2023 | $63.2M | $321.68 |
| Estonia | 2023 | $56.8M | $270.54 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $39.8M | $93.16 |
| Georgia | 2023 | $19.1M | $191.18 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $17.4M | $121.28 |
| Russia | 2023 | $16.0M | $98.96 |
| Spain | 2023 | $15.8M | $191.81 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $15.8M | $171.25 |
| Kazakhstan | 2023 | $15.7M | $219.96 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $14.8M | $239.49 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._