Rare-Earth Metal Compounds2846 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)
2019 World Trade: $1.34B, Rnk 840 / 1217
2019 Top Exporter | Top Importer: $332M | $320M, China | China
2019 Product Complexity: 0.28, Rnk 436 / 961
2018 - 2019 Export Growth (CAGR): 0.22%, Rnk 377 / 1217
2018 Mean Tariff: 3.26%, Rnk 1112 / 1259
2019 Share of World Trade: 0.0074%, Rnk 840 / 1217
Overview: This page contains the latest trade data of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds. In 2019, Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were the world's 840th most traded product, with a total trade of $1.34B. Between 2018 and 2019 the exports of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds grew by 0.22%, from $1.33B to $1.34B. Trade in Rare-Earth Metal Compounds represent 0.0074% of total world trade.
Exports: In 2019 the top exporters of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were China ($332M), Malaysia ($222M), Japan ($204M), Myanmar ($146M), and United States ($82M).
Imports: In 2019 the top importers of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were China ($320M), Japan ($246M), Vietnam ($148M), United States ($141M), and South Korea ($66.1M).
Tariffs: In 2018 the average tariff for Rare-Earth Metal Compounds was 3.26%, making it the 1112th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.
The countries with the highest import tariffs for Rare-Earth Metal Compounds are Bahamas (40.2%), Bermuda (25%), Maldives (14.7%), Algeria (12.2%), and Aruba (12%). The countries with the lowest tariffs are Angola (0%), Kenya (0%), Mauritius (0%), Rwanda (0%), and Tanzania (0%).
Ranking: Rare-Earth Metal Compounds ranks 436th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).
Description: Rare-earth metals are used in the production of various types of magnets, such as neodymium-iron-boron magnets. Yttrium is often used in the production of phosphors for televisions and fluorescent lamps. Scandium is used in the production of low-temperature alloys.
Trade By Country
Rare-Earth Metal Compounds are the world's 840th most traded product.
In 2019, the top exporters of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were China ($332M), Malaysia ($222M), Japan ($204M), Myanmar ($146M), and United States ($82M).
In 2019, the top importers of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were China ($320M), Japan ($246M), Vietnam ($148M), United States ($141M), and South Korea ($66.1M).
Trade by country
Between 2018 and 2019, the exports of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds grew the fastest in Myanmar ($82.2M), Chinese Taipei ($18.4M), Finland ($9.15M), Vietnam ($9.02M), and Turkey ($6.41M).
Between 2018 and 2019, the fastest growing importers of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were China ($75.7M), Turkey ($8.92M), Hong Kong ($7.58M), Uzbekistan ($6.43M), and Thailand ($4.58M).
Cumulative market share
This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds.
In 2019, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.53. This means that most of the exports of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds are explained by 11 countries.
This map shows which countries export or import more of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds during 2019.
In 2019, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were Malaysia ($211M), Myanmar ($146M), France ($43.7M), Norway ($24M), and India ($20.1M).
In 2019, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were Vietnam ($136M), United States ($58.8M), South Korea ($48.2M), Thailand ($45.1M), and Japan ($42.9M).
In 2019, the world most traded Rare-Earth Metal Compounds, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Compounds, mixes of rare-earths, yttrium, scandium... ($1.13B) and Cerium compounds ($203M)
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.
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