# Uranium (HS4 2844) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Uranium at HS4 2844, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The uranium subsector recorded $26.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with +10.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $26.0B |
| Latest annual change | +10.3% |
| Active exporters | 129 |
| Active importers | 171 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $4.6B | 1,382 | 5 |
| 1996 | $4.6B | 1,482 | 5 |
| 1997 | $4.7B | 1,418 | 5 |
| 1998 | $4.1B | 1,431 | 5 |
| 1999 | $5.1B | 1,607 | 5 |
| 2000 | $6.0B | 1,765 | 5 |
| 2001 | $5.6B | 1,818 | 5 |
| 2002 | $6.5B | 1,809 | 5 |
| 2003 | $8.1B | 1,892 | 5 |
| 2004 | $8.8B | 1,975 | 5 |
| 2005 | $10.1B | 2,013 | 5 |
| 2006 | $13.0B | 2,033 | 5 |
| 2007 | $18.1B | 2,134 | 5 |
| 2008 | $18.5B | 2,182 | 5 |
| 2009 | $18.0B | 2,159 | 5 |
| 2010 | $20.8B | 2,168 | 5 |
| 2011 | $21.9B | 2,188 | 5 |
| 2012 | $19.6B | 2,309 | 5 |
| 2013 | $17.9B | 2,282 | 5 |
| 2014 | $13.0B | 2,263 | 5 |
| 2015 | $13.5B | 2,374 | 5 |
| 2016 | $10.8B | 2,328 | 5 |
| 2017 | $10.0B | 2,383 | 5 |
| 2018 | $9.4B | 2,386 | 5 |
| 2019 | $9.9B | 2,490 | 5 |
| 2020 | $9.7B | 2,221 | 5 |
| 2021 | $10.7B | 2,190 | 5 |
| 2022 | $15.0B | 2,217 | 5 |
| 2023 | $19.5B | 2,205 | 5 |
| 2024 | $26.0B | 2,196 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- Kazakhstan to Russia: $1.8B; growth +73.2%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.8B; growth +43.9%.
- Kazakhstan to China: $1.7B; growth +42%.
- France to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.3B; growth +104.4%.
- United Kingdom to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.1B; growth +40.3%.
- Netherlands to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $975.6M; growth +14.2%.
- Russia to China: $804.2M; growth +150.8%.
- Canada to Netherlands: $788.9M; growth +81.9%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $722.0M; growth +15.6%.
- United Kingdom to Spain: $717.8M; growth +37.8%.

## HS6 products

- Uranium: natural uranium and its compounds, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds (HS6 284410)
- Uranium: enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products (HS6 284420)
- Uranium: depleted in U235, thorium, their compounds, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium depleted in U235, thorium: compounds of these products (HS6 284430)
- Radioactive elements, isotopes, compounds, n.e.c. in heading no. 2844 alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds: radioactive residues (HS6 284440)
- Radioactive elements: tritium and its compounds: alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing tritium or its compounds (HS6 284441)
- Radioactive elements: actinium-225, 227, californium-253, curium-240, 241, 242, 243, 244, einsteinium-253, 254, gadolinium-148, polonium-208, 209, 210, radium-223, uranium-230 or 232, compounds: alloys, dispersions, ceramic products and mixtures (HS6 284442)
- Radioactive elements, isotopes and compounds: other alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds (HS6 284443)
- Radioactive elements, isotopes, compounds n.e.c. in heading no. 2844, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products, mixtures containing the elements, isotopes, compounds: radioactive residues (HS6 284444)
- Spent (irradiated) fuel elements (cartridges) of nuclear reactors (HS6 284450)

## 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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