# HS 750110 Nickel Mattes global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in nickel mattes reached $6.8B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +13.3%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $4.0B | -8.1% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | $3.7B | -8.8% | -13.7% |
| 2015 | $2.7B | -26.8% | -15% |
| 2016 | $2.5B | -7.1% | -14.7% |
| 2017 | $2.8B | +11.3% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | $3.8B | +35.8% | +12% |
| 2019 | $3.6B | -4.1% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | $4.7B | +28.8% | +18.8% |
| 2021 | $5.3B | +13.7% | +12% |
| 2022 | $9.1B | +71.7% | +36% |
| 2023 | $8.7B | -4.6% | +23.1% |
| 2024 | $6.8B | -22.3% | +8.4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $2.2B | +92.9% | 11 |
| Norway | $1.8B | +6.1% | 21 |
| Japan | $1.2B | +5.7% | 4 |
| Finland | $697.0M | -5.6% | 23 |
| South Africa | $514.7M | +57% | 2 |
| Netherlands | $135.9M | +68% | 4 |
| France | $124.0M | +1.5% | 13 |
| Canada | $89.7M | +6.4% | 8 |
| Malaysia | $25.6M | +165.5% | 6 |
| Sudan | $5.0M | +32.7% | 1 |
| Thailand | $2.1M | +99.6% | 5 |
| Laos | $2.0M | +80.8% | 9 |

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