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Product

domain

Returns ordinal version of a number with "th", "nd" or "st".

ordinal

Given a date, returns you the date in words
Year --> 2023= 2023
Quarter --> 20231 = 2023-Q1
Month --> 202301 == Jan 2023

time

Converts a country code to small flag icon.

flag

link

Abbreviates a number into a smaller more human-readible number.

abbreviate

incompleteYearName

Change month id to name (202405 --> May 2025)

longMonth

initMonthQuarterIncomplete

prevMonthQuarterIncomplete

icon

monthName

increaseOrDecreasePresent

Rounds to nearest whole number and adds commas.

commas

increaseOrDecreasePast

Return period in month when you have data in quarters

incompleteYearQuarter

timeFull

Return boolean (or boolean[]) if input country/ies are in subnational countries list.

hasSubnat

Return boolean (or boolean[]) if input country/ies are in subnational complexity countries list.

hasComplexitySubnat

hasCountryLatestTrends

apostrophe

Returns boolean if the subnational cube has HS classification

hasSubnatHS

Checks if the cube should have complexity values at subnational profile

subnationalComplexityAvailability

lowerCaseFirst

ordinalSuperscript

If n < 20 returns the number name, else returns the number

numbersWord

countryPotentialExportsAvailability

Adds abbreviate with subnational data currency support

abbreviateSubnat

symmetricRange

hasSubnatMap

Receives a cube and returns its data source link

dataSource_

Add link to the source data page and add a description

dataSource

dollar

toUpperCase

Joins an array of strings together, adding commas and 'and' when necessary.

list

Calculates the growth percentage between two numbers provided the following object format: {curr, prev}. Also supports calculating the growth between two margin of errors using this format: {curr, currMoe, prev, prevMoe}.

growth

growthPct

shortMonthName

Bilateral Product

Section

Iron Ore

China

According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), it was the 1012th most complex product out of 1044, with a PCI value of -2.02.

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IconTrendingUp

tabler

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Latest Trends

IconCalendarMonth

Historical Data

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Growth Potential

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Trade Balance

, primarily to <a href="/en/profile/reporter/jpn">Japan</a> ($223M), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/kor">South Korea</a> ($180M), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/vnm">Vietnam</a> ($127M).

, mainly from <a href="/en/profile/reporter/aus">Australia</a> ($71.8B), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/bra">Brazil</a> ($20.6B), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/zaf">South Africa</a> ($3.77B).

Partner

Trade Flow

Time

Unit

Subnat Geography

Trade Value

Quantity

Unit Value

trade_s_chn_m_hs

HS4 26.01

HS4 26.01 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digits)

Market Growth and Net Trade

Market Concentration

Subnational Monthly Trade

Click on any date on the time series, any subnational region on the first treemap, or any destination or origin on the second treemap to explore.

In May 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> exported <a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-ore">Iron Ore</a> mostly to <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($171M), <a href="/en/profile/country/twn">Chinese Taipei</a> ($47.2M), <a href="/en/profile/country/vnm">Vietnam</a> ($20M), <a href="/en/profile/country/idn">Indonesia</a> ($12.9M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> ($7.62M). During the same month, <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> imported <a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-ore">Iron Ore</a> mostly from <a href="/en/profile/country/aus">Australia</a> ($5.96B), <a href="/en/profile/country/bra">Brazil</a> ($1.69B), <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> ($369M), <a href="/en/profile/country/ukr">Ukraine</a> ($200M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/per">Peru</a> ($184M).

In May 2025, the year-on-year exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-ore">Iron Ore</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> decreased by 6.02%. This was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to South Korea (-$41.1M or -84.4%), Chinese Taipei (-$4.46M or -8.64%), and Indonesia (-$3.36M or -20.7%). During the same month, year-on-year imports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-ore">Iron Ore</a> to <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> decreased by 12.5%. This was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Australia (-$962M or -13.9%), Brazil (-$242M or -12.5%), and Peru (-$81.6M or -30.7%).

In May 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> exported $266M and imported $9.44B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-ore">Iron Ore</a>, resulting in a negative trade balance of $9.18B. Between April 2025 and May 2025, the exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-ore">Iron Ore</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> increased by $73.6M (38.3%), from $192M to $266M. During the same period, imports decreased by $673M (-6.65%), from $10.1B to $9.44B.

The following map shows the market growth of <a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-ore">Iron Ore</a> exports from <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> between the selected years.

<a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-ore">Iron Ore</a> are part of <a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</a> and include: <a href="/en/profile/hs/unagglomerated-iron-ore-concentrate-excl-iron-pyrites">Unagglomerated Iron Ore Concentrate (Excl. Iron Pyrites)</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/agglomerated-iron-ore-concentrates-excl-pyrites">Agglomerated Iron Ore Concentrates (excl. Pyrites)</a>, and <a href="/en/profile/hs/roasted-iron-pyrites">Roasted iron pyrites</a>.

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> exported $2.94B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-ore">Iron Ore</a>, being the 229th most exported product (out of 1,211) in <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a>. In 2024, the main destinations of China's <a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-ore">Iron Ore</a> exports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($1.64B), <a href="/en/profile/country/twn">Chinese Taipei</a> ($667M), <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> ($311M), <a href="/en/profile/country/vnm">Vietnam</a> ($145M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/idn">Indonesia</a> ($127M).

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> imported $134B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-ore">Iron Ore</a>, being the 3rd most imported product (out of 1,199) in <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a>. In 2024, the main origins of China's <a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-ore">Iron Ore</a> imports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/aus">Australia</a> ($80.6B), <a href="/en/profile/country/bra">Brazil</a> ($29.2B), <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> ($4.48B), <a href="/en/profile/country/ind">India</a> ($3.55B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/per">Peru</a> ($2.81B).

The fastest growing origins for <a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-ore">Iron Ore</a> imports in <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> between 2023 and 2024 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/ukr">Ukraine</a> ($1.51B), <a href="/en/profile/country/bra">Brazil</a> ($1.22B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/omn">Oman</a> ($650M).

The fastest growing markets for <a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-ore">Iron Ore</a> exports in <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> between 2023 and 2024 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> ($131M), <a href="/en/profile/country/idn">Indonesia</a> ($86.2M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/twn">Chinese Taipei</a> ($54.4M).

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