# Uranium ores and concentrates (HS4 2612) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Uranium ores and concentrates at HS4 2612, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The uranium ores and concentrates subsector recorded $1.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with +17.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.6B |
| Latest annual change | +17.4% |
| Active exporters | 62 |
| Active importers | 37 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $104.4M | 128 | 2 |
| 1996 | $308.8M | 152 | 2 |
| 1997 | $289.4M | 141 | 2 |
| 1998 | $320.1M | 166 | 2 |
| 1999 | $245.8M | 126 | 2 |
| 2000 | $348.1M | 121 | 2 |
| 2001 | $409.6M | 125 | 2 |
| 2002 | $353.4M | 110 | 2 |
| 2003 | $313.1M | 117 | 2 |
| 2004 | $365.9M | 129 | 2 |
| 2005 | $342.0M | 121 | 2 |
| 2006 | $427.9M | 134 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.2B | 140 | 2 |
| 2008 | $1.6B | 102 | 2 |
| 2009 | $1.7B | 142 | 2 |
| 2010 | $1.3B | 85 | 2 |
| 2011 | $1.5B | 109 | 2 |
| 2012 | $1.4B | 94 | 2 |
| 2013 | $1.4B | 74 | 2 |
| 2014 | $1.1B | 59 | 2 |
| 2015 | $850.1M | 72 | 2 |
| 2016 | $911.1M | 64 | 2 |
| 2017 | $706.8M | 74 | 2 |
| 2018 | $1.2B | 88 | 2 |
| 2019 | $1.0B | 72 | 2 |
| 2020 | $972.0M | 81 | 2 |
| 2021 | $991.5M | 101 | 2 |
| 2022 | $1.1B | 111 | 2 |
| 2023 | $1.2B | 105 | 2 |
| 2024 | $1.6B | 130 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Namibia to China: $801.7M; growth +10.5%.
- Australia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $339.0M; growth +125.6%.
- Namibia to France: $124.1M; growth +30.9%.
- Nigeria to China: $106.3M; growth +266.5%.
- Namibia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $87.2M; growth +4,326.1%.
- Namibia to Canada: $50.3M; growth +4.5%.
- Uzbekistan to India: $23.3M; growth +0%.
- Canada to France: $18.3M; growth +7,456.1%.
- Madagascar to China: $16.6M; growth -11.6%.
- Thailand to China: $15.6M; growth -35.8%.

## HS6 products

- Uranium ores and concentrates (HS6 261210)
- Thorium ores and concentrates (HS6 261220)

## 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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