Potosí

Overview In December 2023 Potosí exported $195M and imported $16.8M, resulting in a positive trade balance of $178M. Between December 2022 and December 2023 the exports of Potosí have decreased by $-26.8M (-12.1%) from $222M to $195M, while imports decreased by $-21.2M (-55.7%) from $38M to $16.8M.

Trade In December 2023, the top exports of Potosí were Zinc ores and concentrates ($80.5M), Precious metal ores and concentrates ($59.3M), Lead ores and concentrates ($13.9M), Silver (including base metals clad with... ($13.4M), and Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate... ($8.04M). In December 2023 the top imports of Potosí were Gas oils ($7.03M), Flour of wheat or of meslin ($2.64M), Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. ($1.02M), Mixes and doughs for the preparation... ($750k), and Mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous ($650k).

Destinations In December 2023, Potosí exported mostly to China ($58.9M), Australia ($39.4M), Japan ($29M), South Korea ($15.5M), and Canada ($12.8M), and imported mostly from Chile ($7.06M), Argentina ($6.7M), China ($1.45M), United States ($860k), and Uruguay ($385k).

Growth In December 2023, the decrease in Potosí's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an decrease in exports to South Korea ($-26M or -62.5%), Australia ($-12.8M or -24.5%), and Japan ($-9.62M or -24.9%), and product exports decrease in Zinc ores and concentrates ($-46.6M or -36.7%), Tin and tin alloys, unwrought ($-2.84M or -34.2%), and Copper ores and concentrates ($-1.48M or -75.9%). In December 2023, the decrease in Potosí's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an decrease in imports from Argentina ($-13.6M or -67%), Chile ($-3.27M or -31.7%), and Singapore ($-1.69M or -100%), and product imports decrease in Gas oils ($-16.6M or -70.3%), Motor spirit (gasoline) and other light... ($-1.49M or -98.4%), and Mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous ($-637k or -49.5%).