# Niobium exporters and supplier data | HS 261590 | Yugalinks

Rwanda is the leading reported supplier in this view, with exports of $134.3M.

## Supplier evidence

| Supplier | Latest exports | 5-year growth | Destinations | Leading destination |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rwanda | $134.3M | +13.4% | 15 | China |
| Nigeria | $64.8M | +10% | 4 | China |
| Australia | $55.7M | +14.9% | 7 | USA |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $50.8M | +10.8% | 12 | China |
| Brazil | $39.9M | +8.1% | 6 | Thailand |
| Mozambique | $35.0M | +33.1% | 6 | USA |
| Ethiopia | $19.5M | +11.7% | 6 | China |
| Ukraine | $19.0M | -32.8% | 0 | United Kingdom |
| Canada | $18.9M | +70.9% | 15 | USA |
| Burundi | $18.1M | +9.6% | 6 | China |
| Sierra Leone | $15.1M | +5.8% | 5 | United Kingdom |
| Malaysia | $14.7M | +12.4% | 5 | China |
| USA | $12.5M | +3.4% | 26 | China |
| South Africa | $12.1M | +94.9% | 14 | China |
| Congo, Rep. of the | $11.6M | -13.6% | 3 | Malaysia |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $10.5M | -25.6% | 2 | Estonia |
| Singapore | $8.8M | +182% | 1 | Malaysia |
| Germany | $8.4M | -18% | 14 | Thailand |
| United Rep. of Tanzania | $7.7M | -12.8% | 5 | Malaysia |
| Spain | $7.4M | -15.6% | 11 | China |
| Argentina | $7.0M | -59.9% | 0 | Germany |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $6.9M | +10.4% | 6 | Mexico |
| Kuwait | $6.7M | -37% | 3 | Latvia |
| Belgium | $6.6M | -56.3% | 3 | USA |
| Chile | $6.0M | -1.9% | 1 | Germany |
| Republic of Korea | $5.8M | +98.8% | 3 | Viet Nam |
| Kazakhstan | $5.2M | -71.8% | 1 | United Kingdom |
| China | $5.1M | +53% | 20 | Kenya |
| United Arab Emirates | $4.5M | -7.2% | 3 | Malaysia |
| Zimbabwe | $4.0M | -14% | 1 | Mexico |
| Saudi Arabia | $3.9M | +1,211.4% | 3 | Jordan |
| Venezuela | $3.7M | -32.9% | 1 | USA |
| Senegal | $3.5M | +467.3% | 2 | Spain |
| France | $3.5M | +176.8% | 3 | Australia |
| Djibouti | $3.3M | +24.9% | 1 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |

## Supplier corridor unit-value evidence

| Buyer market | Reported year | Trade value | Quantity | Unit value USD/ton | Buyer-market median USD/ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $81.6M | 1,571.3 t | $51,962.88 | $17,428.57 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $11.3M | 208.5 t | $54,133.31 | $20,500 |
| Kazakhstan | 2023 | $6.6M | 114.9 t | $57,401.63 | $1,568.41 |
| USA | 2023 | $2.4M | 33.7 t | $69,828.49 | $35,694.81 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $470.1K | 101.9 t | $4,615.17 | $5,434.77 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $900.0 | 0 t | $112,500 | $8,428.57 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $210.0 | 0.1 t | $4,200 | $28,856.91 |
| China | 2022 | $44.9M | 811.1 t | $55,418.24 | $23,763.05 |
| Thailand | 2022 | $32.2M | 549.7 t | $58,492.04 | $28,376.39 |
| USA | 2022 | $5.8M | 92.5 t | $62,795.81 | $60,765.67 |
| Japan | 2022 | $5.3M | 72 t | $73,380.32 | $2,873.92 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2022 | $85.7K | 19.4 t | $4,417.96 | $34,122.92 |
| Czechia | 2022 | $103.0 | 0 t | $103,000 | $26,400 |
| China | 2020 | $32.8M | 865.8 t | $37,867.77 | $12,930.51 |
| Thailand | 2020 | $6.5M | 171.1 t | $38,097.32 | $10,950.43 |
| Malaysia | 2020 | $5.1M | 312.2 t | $16,359.75 | $16,359.75 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2020 | $1.2M | 52.1 t | $22,825.08 | $22,825.08 |
| Japan | 2020 | $1.0M | 26 t | $39,687.69 | $38,006.48 |
| Czechia | 2020 | $71.0 | 0 t | $35,500 | $35,500 |
| China | 2019 | $29.5M | 789.1 t | $37,446.31 | $19,665.23 |

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