# HS 282520 Lithium Oxide And Hydroxide global trade data...

Reported global trade in lithium oxide and hydroxide reached $2.7B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +21.2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $134.8M | -3% | +9% |
| 2014 | $173.1M | +28.5% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | $217.1M | +25.4% | +16% |
| 2016 | $380.3M | +75.2% | +41.3% |
| 2017 | $590.4M | +55.2% | +50.5% |
| 2018 | $739.4M | +25.2% | +50.5% |
| 2019 | $1.0B | +41% | +40% |
| 2020 | $864.4M | -17.1% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | $1.2B | +36.3% | +16.8% |
| 2022 | $5.3B | +347.4% | +71.6% |
| 2023 | $8.1B | +54.4% | +111.2% |
| 2024 | $2.7B | -66.5% | +32.2% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Republic of Korea | $1.6B | +34.4% | 20 |
| Japan | $727.8M | +10.6% | 12 |
| China | $93.0M | +53.8% | 21 |
| Sweden | $43.7M | +65.5% | 10 |
| Germany | $37.8M | +8.4% | 22 |
| Belgium | $34.6M | -5.6% | 17 |
| Poland | $24.8M | +62.9% | 15 |
| India | $22.1M | +2.5% | 17 |
| Netherlands | $12.6M | -4.3% | 28 |
| USA | $11.4M | -3.2% | 19 |
| Singapore | $8.9M | +8% | 8 |
| United Kingdom | $8.1M | -0.3% | 16 |

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