# Iron pyrites (HS4 2502) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Iron pyrites at HS4 2502, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The iron pyrites subsector recorded $221.8M in reported global trade in 2024, with +122.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $221.8M |
| Latest annual change | +122.7% |
| Active exporters | 93 |
| Active importers | 116 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $33.6M | 293 | 1 |
| 1996 | $28.2M | 351 | 1 |
| 1997 | $28.7M | 282 | 1 |
| 1998 | $27.6M | 285 | 1 |
| 1999 | $23.1M | 421 | 1 |
| 2000 | $25.8M | 339 | 1 |
| 2001 | $19.1M | 334 | 1 |
| 2002 | $20.1M | 346 | 1 |
| 2003 | $27.0M | 311 | 1 |
| 2004 | $28.2M | 360 | 1 |
| 2005 | $22.1M | 377 | 1 |
| 2006 | $23.9M | 394 | 1 |
| 2007 | $30.7M | 383 | 1 |
| 2008 | $55.7M | 411 | 1 |
| 2009 | $30.3M | 386 | 1 |
| 2010 | $42.0M | 408 | 1 |
| 2011 | $69.7M | 412 | 1 |
| 2012 | $69.6M | 417 | 1 |
| 2013 | $65.6M | 444 | 1 |
| 2014 | $116.1M | 474 | 1 |
| 2015 | $57.1M | 509 | 1 |
| 2016 | $47.3M | 421 | 1 |
| 2017 | $50.0M | 444 | 1 |
| 2018 | $58.9M | 543 | 1 |
| 2019 | $51.2M | 543 | 1 |
| 2020 | $53.8M | 534 | 1 |
| 2021 | $70.7M | 530 | 1 |
| 2022 | $79.0M | 592 | 1 |
| 2023 | $99.6M | 561 | 1 |
| 2024 | $221.8M | 542 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Bulgaria to China: $44.3M; growth +16.7%.
- Greece to China: $40.5M; growth +3,052.3%.
- Turkey to China: $29.4M; growth +85.9%.
- Peru to China: $21.4M; growth +467.4%.
- Bulgaria to Canada: $12.1M; growth +0%.
- Russia to China: $9.5M; growth +2,778%.
- Malaysia to China: $7.5M; growth +31.5%.
- Philippines to China: $5.6M; growth +461.9%.
- Ecuador to China: $4.0M; growth +969.2%.
- Zambia to Democratic Republic of the Congo: $3.5M; growth +9.1%.

## HS6 products

- Iron pyrites: unroasted (HS6 250200)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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