# HS 261000 Chromium Ores And Concentrates global trade data...

Reported global trade in chromium ores and concentrates reached $7.4B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +18.9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $2.8B | +9.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | $2.3B | -20.7% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | $2.2B | -2.5% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | $2.1B | -3.2% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | $3.7B | +75.2% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | $3.4B | -9.3% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | $3.1B | -7.7% | +13.6% |
| 2020 | $2.3B | -25% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | $3.1B | +30.9% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | $4.2B | +36.5% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | $6.2B | +48.1% | +38.3% |
| 2024 | $7.4B | +19.8% | +34.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $4.3B | +17.5% | 31 |
| Mozambique | $2.0B | +28.2% | 2 |
| Indonesia | $293.3M | +35.3% | 6 |
| Russia | $134.2M | -1.2% | 9 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $89.9M | +27.5% | 5 |
| India | $73.1M | +22.2% | 17 |
| Singapore | $64.0M | +142.4% | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | $61.9M | +2% | 9 |
| Sweden | $53.4M | -0.1% | 7 |
| Turkey | $45.9M | +7.6% | 12 |
| Germany | $32.4M | +0.6% | 24 |
| Netherlands | $30.2M | +71.9% | 16 |

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