- Atomic number
- 30
- Period · group
- 4 · 12
- Block
- d-block
Who trades zinc
$25 bn of zinc products crossed borders in 2024: refined metal $13 bn · ores and concentrates $12 bn · scrap $638 m.
Largest exporters
- 1Peru$2.7 bn11%
- 2Australia$2.5 bn10%
- 3Mexico$1.6 bn6%
- 4United States of America$1.5 bn6%
- 5Spain$1.5 bn6%
- 6Canada$1.3 bn5%
- 7South Korea$1.1 bn4%
- 8Kazakhstan$1.1 bn4%
Largest importers
- 1China$5.5 bn21%
- 2United States of America$1.8 bn7%
- 3South Korea$1.6 bn6%
- 4Belgium$1.2 bn5%
- 5Netherlands$1.2 bn5%
- 6Spain$1.1 bn4%
- 7Germany$1.0 bn4%
- 8Türkiye$803 m3%
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.