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Tin (Sn)

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Atomic number
50
Period · group
5 · 14
Block
p-block

Who trades tin

$7.8 bn of tin products crossed borders in 2024: refined metal $5.9 bn · ores and concentrates $1.8 bn · scrap $183 m.

Largest exporters

  1. 1Indonesia$1.7 bn21%
  2. 2Peru$967 m12%
  3. 3Bolivia$749 m10%
  4. 4Dem. Rep. Congo$607 m8%
  5. 5Malaysia$514 m7%
  6. 6China$482 m6%
  7. 7Australia$313 m4%
  8. 8Brazil$309 m4%

Largest importers

  1. 1China$1.9 bn24%
  2. 2United States of America$696 m9%
  3. 3Japan$576 m7%
  4. 4Netherlands$536 m7%
  5. 5South Korea$441 m6%
  6. 6India$412 m5%
  7. 7Germany$399 m5%
  8. 8Malaysia$382 m5%

Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.