# Niobium trade prices and signals | HS 261590 | Yugalinks

The featured reported corridor is Rwanda to China, with a unit value of $42,120.03 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Rwanda to China | $51,962.88 | $17,428.57 | +198.1% | 1,571.3 t |
| 2023 | Democratic Republic of the Congo to China | $52,424.27 | $17,428.57 | +200.8% | 1,202.7 t |
| 2023 | Australia to USA | $51,213.2 | $35,694.81 | +43.5% | 576.4 t |
| 2023 | Brazil to Thailand | $67,469.51 | $20,500 | +229.1% | 330.1 t |
| 2023 | Mozambique to Thailand | $136,316.32 | $20,500 | +565% | 138.4 t |
| 2023 | Australia to Japan | $2,367.84 | $2,209.2 | +7.2% | 6,621 t |
| 2023 | Democratic Republic of the Congo to Kazakhstan | $79,849.13 | $1,568.41 | +4,991.1% | 194.8 t |
| 2023 | Brazil to Germany | $51,454.41 | $4,641.77 | +1,008.5% | 283 t |
| 2023 | Congo, Rep. of the to Thailand | $60,606.54 | $20,500 | +195.6% | 216.6 t |
| 2023 | Congo, Rep. of the to Malaysia | $22,634.65 | $19,347.72 | +17% | 564.1 t |
| 2023 | Rwanda to Thailand | $54,133.31 | $20,500 | +164.1% | 208.5 t |
| 2023 | Nigeria to Malaysia | $19,347.72 | $19,347.72 | 0% | 573.3 t |
| 2023 | Brazil to Malaysia | $19,185.2 | $19,347.72 | -0.8% | 541.5 t |
| 2023 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to China | $8,079.52 | $17,428.57 | -53.6% | 1,230.4 t |
| 2023 | Mozambique to China | $439,095.58 | $17,428.57 | +2,419.4% | 22.1 t |
| 2023 | Nigeria to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $8,260.68 | $49,345.1 | -83.3% | 1,110.6 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Japan | $2,209.2 | $2,209.2 | 0% | 4,120 t |
| 2023 | Malaysia to China | $36,304.45 | $17,428.57 | +108.3% | 238.6 t |
| 2023 | Nigeria to China | $1,437.6 | $17,428.57 | -91.8% | 5,864.9 t |
| 2023 | Australia to Thailand | $377.26 | $20,500 | -98.2% | 20,599.7 t |
| 2023 | Brazil to China | $15,337.23 | $17,428.57 | -12% | 470.2 t |
| 2023 | Canada to Other Asia, nes | $1,393.61 | $1,141.82 | +22.1% | 5,031.8 t |
| 2023 | Kuwait to Other Asia, nes | $873.03 | $1,141.82 | -23.5% | 7,638.7 t |
| 2023 | Rwanda to Kazakhstan | $57,401.63 | $1,568.41 | +3,559.9% | 114.9 t |
| 2023 | Ethiopia to China | $11,933.19 | $17,428.57 | -31.5% | 521.6 t |
| 2023 | Canada to USA | $5,888.31 | $35,694.81 | -83.5% | 1,056.8 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Thailand | $114,016.92 | $20,500 | +456.2% | 52 t |
| 2023 | Senegal to Spain | $1,935.13 | $4,500 | -57% | 2,642.7 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Viet Nam | $1,509.01 | $1,509.01 | 0% | 2,829 t |
| 2023 | Democratic Republic of the Congo to United Arab Emirates | $19,919.71 | $5,434.77 | +266.5% | 209.5 t |
| 2023 | Malaysia to Thailand | $40,253.81 | $20,500 | +96.4% | 99.6 t |
| 2023 | Sierra Leone to China | $15,619.15 | $17,428.57 | -10.4% | 256.1 t |
| 2023 | Mexico to USA | $7,864.19 | $35,694.81 | -78% | 460.1 t |
| 2023 | Ethiopia to Germany | $145,889.79 | $4,641.77 | +3,043% | 24.2 t |
| 2023 | Spain to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $41,330.48 | $49,345.1 | -16.2% | 77.5 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $22.2M | +48.6% | +19.1% |
| 2011 | $37.8M | +70.1% | +36.2% |
| 2012 | $29.0M | -23.3% | +24.7% |
| 2013 | $61.8M | +113.4% | +40.7% |
| 2014 | $48.5M | -21.5% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | $23.3M | -52% | -7% |
| 2016 | $18.7M | -19.6% | -32.9% |
| 2017 | $14.3M | -23.7% | -33.5% |
| 2018 | $22.5M | +57.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | $20.5M | -8.7% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | $19.8M | -3.6% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | $8.2M | -58.5% | -28.5% |
| 2022 | $27.1M | +229.6% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | $44.3M | +63.5% | +30.8% |
| 2024 | $67.9M | +53.3% | +102.1% |

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