# HS 850650 Primary global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in primary, lithium reached $3.6B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +6.9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $2.0B | +1.6% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | $2.3B | +14.2% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | $2.2B | -2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | $2.3B | +2.7% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | $2.6B | +13.3% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | $2.7B | +3.8% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | $2.6B | -3.7% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | $2.6B | -1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | $3.0B | +18.7% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | $3.3B | +7.4% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | $3.6B | +10.7% | +12.1% |
| 2024 | $3.6B | +0.1% | +5.9% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $405.4M | +6% | 75 |
| Viet Nam | $278.2M | +44.7% | 40 |
| Germany | $265.9M | +8.5% | 69 |
| Mexico | $224.6M | +6.5% | 104 |
| China | $190.6M | -3.9% | 49 |
| Malaysia | $158.4M | +5.7% | 48 |
| Singapore | $147.7M | +10% | 54 |
| United Kingdom | $103.8M | -1.6% | 79 |
| Netherlands | $98.8M | +7.7% | 65 |
| France | $97.5M | +7% | 73 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $94.4M | +9.7% | 59 |
| Poland | $89.4M | +7.3% | 53 |

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