# HS 260800 Zinc Ores And Concentrates global trade data...

Reported global trade in zinc ores and concentrates reached $11.7B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $7.0B | -1% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | $7.9B | +12.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | $7.3B | -7.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | $7.1B | -2.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | $10.9B | +53.9% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | $12.7B | +16% | +20.3% |
| 2019 | $10.6B | -16.4% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | $8.6B | -19.1% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | $12.9B | +50.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | $14.4B | +11.2% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | $10.8B | -24.6% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | $11.7B | +8% | -3.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $4.2B | +11.2% | 48 |
| Republic of Korea | $1.5B | -0.1% | 28 |
| Japan | $964.9M | -0.4% | 14 |
| Spain | $942.2M | -0.2% | 26 |
| Canada | $814.6M | +0.1% | 14 |
| Finland | $582.5M | +2.5% | 15 |
| Belgium | $531.6M | -8.2% | 34 |
| Netherlands | $294.4M | -1.7% | 43 |
| Australia | $268.8M | -2.8% | 8 |
| Norway | $247.9M | -1.1% | 6 |
| Germany | $235.2M | -2.7% | 26 |
| Kazakhstan | $178.7M | +1.3% | 4 |

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