Production, refining and reserves
| Commodity | Metric | Value | World rank · share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum | Mine production 2023 | 8 kg Pt content | #11 · 0% | USGS Minerals Yearbook 2023 (platinum-group metals, tables-only release), table 5 |
| Niobium | Mine production 2007 | 10 t Nb content | — | USGS MCS 2008 |
| Tantalum | Mine production 2025 | 40 t Ta content | #7 · 2% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Tantalum | Reserves 2012 | 4,000 t Ta content | #4 · 3% | USGS MCS 2013 |
| Soda ash | Mine production 2025 | 18,000 t sodium carbonate (natural) | #5 · 0.1% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Soda ash | Reserves 2025 | 400 million t sodium carbonate (natural) | #3 · 2% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Pumice and pumicite | Mine production 2025 | 510,000 t pumice and pumicite | #10 · 3% | USGS MCS 2026 |
Policies and export measures
Policy tracker →No policies recorded yet.
Trade in critical minerals
Exports 2024$19 m
- Tantalum*$13 mto China 90%, Thailand 5%, Malaysia 3% · 3 more
- Copper$2 mto India 87%, Italy 13%, China 0%
- Lithium*$2 mto China 99%, Ireland 0%, United States of America 0% · 3 more
- Tungsten$1 mto China 100%
- Aluminium$541 kto Türkiye 52%, India 47%, Poland 1% · 1 more
- Chromium$233 kto China 100%, South Africa 0%
- Lead$43 kto India 100%, China 0%
- Silicon$3 kto Czechia 100%
and 3 more commodities
Imports 2024$7 m
- Aluminium$3 mfrom Saudi Arabia 42%, China 39%, India 19%
- Manganese$2 mfrom India 99%, Angola 1%
- Zinc$1 mfrom Spain 100%, China 0%
- Fluorspar$487 kfrom China 100%
- Cobalt$194 kfrom United States of America 93%, Canada 7%, Spain 1%
- Silicon$150 kfrom China 92%, India 8%
- Potash$116 kfrom Italy 75%, Türkiye 14%, India 11%
- Magnesium metal$102 kfrom China 70%, Türkiye 29%, India 1%
and 14 more commodities
Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. * Includes HS codes that also cover other products. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.
Fiscal regime for mining
No fiscal terms recorded for Ethiopia yet.
Mines and facilities (2)
Latest news
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