# HS 853221 Fixed global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in fixed, tantalum reached $1.8B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2.6%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $2.0B | -0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | $2.1B | +7.7% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | $1.9B | -10.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | $1.6B | -16.8% | -7% |
| 2017 | $1.8B | +13.8% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | $2.0B | +10.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | $1.5B | -23.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | $1.6B | +5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | $2.1B | +29.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | $2.2B | +3% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | $1.7B | -23.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | $1.8B | +5.3% | -6% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $533.6M | +6.4% | 58 |
| Taiwan | $215.1M | +10.7% | 37 |
| USA | $176.5M | -2.3% | 52 |
| Germany | $78.9M | -8% | 56 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $71.8M | -3% | 42 |
| Malaysia | $69.1M | +16.1% | 40 |
| Republic of Korea | $62.0M | -12% | 34 |
| Mexico | $56.4M | +1.8% | 105 |
| Singapore | $55.9M | +7.8% | 42 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $49.5M | +12.7% | 39 |
| Viet Nam | $43.4M | +6% | 28 |
| Thailand | $31.8M | +26.2% | 37 |

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