# Cobalt ores and concentrates (HS4 2605) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cobalt ores and concentrates at HS4 2605, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cobalt ores and concentrates subsector recorded $20.2M in reported global trade in 2024, with -63% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $20.2M |
| Latest annual change | -63% |
| Active exporters | 58 |
| Active importers | 64 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $21.8M | 114 | 1 |
| 1996 | $24.5M | 160 | 1 |
| 1997 | $16.9M | 169 | 1 |
| 1998 | $68.7M | 133 | 1 |
| 1999 | $114.0M | 144 | 1 |
| 2000 | $136.5M | 174 | 1 |
| 2001 | $125.8M | 258 | 1 |
| 2002 | $102.7M | 171 | 1 |
| 2003 | $109.9M | 171 | 1 |
| 2004 | $444.4M | 218 | 1 |
| 2005 | $381.9M | 208 | 1 |
| 2006 | $397.5M | 190 | 1 |
| 2007 | $490.7M | 217 | 1 |
| 2008 | $1.3B | 230 | 1 |
| 2009 | $659.8M | 220 | 1 |
| 2010 | $871.0M | 234 | 1 |
| 2011 | $784.1M | 233 | 1 |
| 2012 | $475.3M | 215 | 1 |
| 2013 | $402.8M | 178 | 1 |
| 2014 | $464.2M | 153 | 1 |
| 2015 | $565.4M | 147 | 1 |
| 2016 | $294.7M | 195 | 1 |
| 2017 | $514.6M | 214 | 1 |
| 2018 | $703.7M | 190 | 1 |
| 2019 | $117.8M | 166 | 1 |
| 2020 | $63.8M | 142 | 1 |
| 2021 | $62.0M | 162 | 1 |
| 2022 | $70.2M | 270 | 1 |
| 2023 | $54.5M | 217 | 1 |
| 2024 | $20.2M | 180 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Democratic Republic of the Congo to United Arab Emirates: $8.0M; growth +23.7%.
- Italy to France: $3.9M; growth +89.2%.
- Laos to Taiwan: $3.1M; growth +0%.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo to China: $1.7M; growth -64.9%.
- Taiwan to China: $752.5K; growth +63.3%.
- Zambia to China: $644.1K; growth +163.7%.
- Zambia to South Africa: $286.7K; growth +107.1%.
- Netherlands to Belgium: $146.2K; growth -23.3%.
- Republic of Korea to South Africa: $145.1K; growth +5.3%.
- United Kingdom to United Arab Emirates: $121.8K; growth +6.2%.

## HS6 products

- Cobalt ores and concentrates (HS6 260500)

## 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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