# Cobalt oxides and hydroxides (HS4 2822) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cobalt oxides and hydroxides at HS4 2822, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cobalt oxides and hydroxides subsector recorded $5.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with +31.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $5.7B |
| Latest annual change | +31.3% |
| Active exporters | 73 |
| Active importers | 139 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $165.9M | 606 | 1 |
| 1996 | $179.7M | 647 | 1 |
| 1997 | $190.3M | 653 | 1 |
| 1998 | $197.1M | 608 | 1 |
| 1999 | $291.2M | 754 | 1 |
| 2000 | $315.9M | 741 | 1 |
| 2001 | $216.4M | 708 | 1 |
| 2002 | $187.2M | 782 | 1 |
| 2003 | $275.8M | 753 | 1 |
| 2004 | $531.6M | 768 | 1 |
| 2005 | $337.1M | 729 | 1 |
| 2006 | $375.4M | 737 | 1 |
| 2007 | $667.7M | 738 | 1 |
| 2008 | $986.7M | 767 | 1 |
| 2009 | $351.5M | 691 | 1 |
| 2010 | $817.6M | 774 | 1 |
| 2011 | $2.0B | 837 | 1 |
| 2012 | $2.3B | 708 | 1 |
| 2013 | $3.2B | 702 | 1 |
| 2014 | $3.4B | 760 | 1 |
| 2015 | $2.5B | 766 | 1 |
| 2016 | $2.0B | 754 | 1 |
| 2017 | $4.7B | 778 | 1 |
| 2018 | $9.5B | 832 | 1 |
| 2019 | $3.0B | 797 | 1 |
| 2020 | $2.5B | 761 | 1 |
| 2021 | $4.8B | 784 | 1 |
| 2022 | $3.0B | 807 | 1 |
| 2023 | $4.3B | 786 | 1 |
| 2024 | $5.7B | 750 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Democratic Republic of the Congo to China: $2.4B; growth +24%.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa: $1.6B; growth +0.3%.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo to Mozambique: $609.1M; growth -0.8%.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo to Singapore: $185.0M; growth -4.3%.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $175.9M; growth +166%.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo to United Arab Emirates: $82.1M; growth -19.8%.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zambia: $78.7M; growth +1.6%.
- Namibia to China: $72.0M; growth +62.7%.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo to United Rep. of Tanzania: $69.6M; growth -14.2%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $56.5M; growth -28.5%.

## HS6 products

- Cobalt oxides and hydroxides: commercial cobalt oxides (HS6 282200)

## 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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