# Natural Uranium And Its Compounds buyer markets and demand...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $2.3B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $2.3B | +17.1% | 5 | Kazakhstan |
| Russia | $1.9B | +24.9% | 4 | Kazakhstan |
| USA | $1.6B | +32.3% | 19 | Canada |
| Netherlands | $1.2B | +98.4% | 11 | Canada |
| United Kingdom | $1.0B | +52.2% | 11 | Canada |
| France | $934.1M | +33.6% | 16 | Kazakhstan |
| Germany | $842.0M | +24% | 16 | Canada |
| Canada | $652.6M | -0.9% | 11 | Australia |
| Romania | $149.0M | +63.6% | 5 | Kazakhstan |
| Republic of Korea | $48.2M | +15.7% | 4 | Canada |
| Brazil | $32.4M | +15.3% | 3 | Russia |
| Argentina | $29.4M | +1,720.4% | 1 | Kazakhstan |
| Guyana | $14.2M | +39.3% | 1 | South Africa |
| Kyrgyzstan | $7.2M | -14.7% | 1 | Kazakhstan |
| Sweden | $4.2M | +40.6% | 3 | Germany |
| Egypt | $1.2M | +88% | 11 | United Arab Emirates |
| Algeria | $819.5K | -18.3% | 3 | France |
| Spain | $764.8K | +197.1% | 5 | France |
| Malaysia | $734.9K | +2.3% | 11 | Japan |
| South Africa | $514.5K | +1.6% | 4 | USA |
| Japan | $392.0K | +44% | 3 | USA |
| Lebanon | $239.2K | +38.5% | 1 | Egypt |
| Central African Republic | $206.2K | +799.6% | 1 | France |
| Italy | $156.8K | +155.6% | 7 | Belgium |
| Iran | $151.0K | -58.1% | 1 | Russia |
| Namibia | $132.5K | +249.2% | 3 | Canada |
| Belgium | $113.4K | +18.7% | 4 | Netherlands |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $82.4K | +70% | 2 | USA |
| Nigeria | $73.2K | +139.9% | 2 | USA |
| Mexico | $55.3K | +71% | 8 | USA |
| Laos | $40.3K | -2.9% | 2 | Thailand |
| Austria | $39.3K | +17.7% | 13 | Chile |
| Thailand | $38.1K | -26.7% | 3 | China |
| Syrian Arab Republic | $35.2K | +120.7% | 2 | France |
| Oman | $31.9K | +84.1% | 4 | United Arab Emirates |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $1.9B | $112,275.23 |
| Russia | 2023 | $1.6B | $139,085.43 |
| Germany | 2023 | $796.3M | $132,283.42 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $728.7M | $124,016.45 |
| Canada | 2023 | $673.8M | $111,362.06 |
| France | 2023 | $616.2M | $59,000.4 |
| USA | 2023 | $615.2M | $100,154.88 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $606.0M | $157,101.21 |
| Romania | 2023 | $90.6M | $127,871.04 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $64.8M | $567,290.16 |
| Argentina | 2023 | $26.9M | $119,642.53 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $25.3M | $157,962.86 |
| Guyana | 2023 | $14.2M | $113,558.7 |
| Australia | 2023 | $3.8M | $2,210,689.83 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $3.6M | $201,132.18 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $1.9M | $362,983.92 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $1.9M | $9,459.85 |
| Egypt | 2023 | $924.6K | $98,569.08 |
| Italy | 2023 | $279.1K | $582,605.43 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $269.6K | $98,636.66 |

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