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Tantalum; articles thereof, including waste and scrap

8103 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2022
World Trade $1.3BRnk 884 / 1218
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $337M | $365MUnited States | United States
2022
Product Complexity 0.65Rnk 301 / 1033
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) 26.6%Rnk 113 / 1218
2022
Share of World Trade 0.0055%Rnk 884 / 1218

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Tantalum. In 2022, Tantalum were the world's 884th most traded product, with a total trade of $1.3B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Tantalum grew by 26.6%, from $1.02B to $1.3B. Trade in Tantalum represent 0.0055% of total world trade.

Tantalum are a part of Cermet articles. They include Tantalum unwrought, bars, rods simply sintered, scrap and Tantalum and articles thereof nes.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Tantalum  were United States ($337M), China ($311M), Germany ($142M), Japan ($121M), and Thailand ($78.8M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Tantalum were United States ($365M), China ($149M), Germany ($105M), El Salvador ($91M), and Mexico ($84.1M).

Ranking Tantalum ranks 301st in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Tantalum is a chemical element that is used in the production of other materials. Tantalum waste and scrap are materials that contain tantalum, but do not contain any other elements.

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2022)United States$337M
Top Destination (2022)United States$365M

In 2022 Tantalum were the world's 884th most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Tantalum were United States ($337M), China ($311M), Germany ($142M), Japan ($121M), and Thailand ($78.8M).

In 2022, the top importers of Tantalum were United States ($365M), China ($149M), Germany ($105M), El Salvador ($91M), and Mexico ($84.1M).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)China$82.6M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)United States$88.1M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Tantalum grew the fastest in China ($82.6M), United States ($70.5M), Germany ($34.8M), Thailand ($22.9M), and Kazakhstan ($21.6M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Tantalum were United States ($88.1M), Germany ($43M), China ($37.3M), Czechia ($22.5M), and Mexico ($15.7M).

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Exporters of Tantalum (2021 - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Tantalum.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.32. This means that most of the exports of Tantalum are explained by 9 countries.

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Value of Exports in Tantalum

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)China$162M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)El Salvador$90.7M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Tantalum. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Tantalum during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Tantalum were China ($162M), Thailand ($67.4M), Japan ($60.7M), Germany ($36.8M), and Kazakhstan ($31M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Tantalum were El Salvador ($90.7M), Mexico ($81.4M), Indonesia ($50M), South Korea ($44.3M), and United States ($28M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Tantalum, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Tantalum unwrought, bars, rods simply sintered,... ($778M) and Tantalum and articles thereof nes ($517M)

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Tantalum.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Tantalum by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALSouth Korea+ $4.27M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALKazakhstan+ $3.15M

Tantalum’s highest export potential is South Korea. With an export gap of $4.27M.  Tantalum’s highest import potential is Kazakhstan with an import gap of $3.15M.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2022)

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Tantalum to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2022)

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