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Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals; of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals

2846 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2022
World Trade $3.34BRnk 658 / 1218
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $690M | $1.48BMalaysia | China
2022
Product Complexity 0.52Rnk 365 / 1033
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) 22.7%Rnk 142 / 1218
2022
Share of World Trade 0.014%Rnk 658 / 1218

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds. In 2022, Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were the world's 658th most traded product, with a total trade of $3.34B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds grew by 22.7%, from $2.72B to $3.34B. Trade in Rare-Earth Metal Compounds represent 0.014% of total world trade.

Rare-Earth Metal Compounds are a part of Inorganic chemicals. They include Compounds, mixes of rare-earths, yttrium, scandium ne and Cerium compounds.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds  were Malaysia ($690M), China ($679M), Burma ($604M), United States ($577M), and Japan ($251M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were China ($1.48B), Japan ($488M), Vietnam ($376M), United States ($196M), and Thailand ($161M).

Ranking Rare-Earth Metal Compounds ranks 365th 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.

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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)Malaysia$690M
Top Destination (2022)China$1.48B

In 2022 Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were the world's 658th most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were Malaysia ($690M), China ($679M), Burma ($604M), United States ($577M), and Japan ($251M).

In 2022, the top importers of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were China ($1.48B), Japan ($488M), Vietnam ($376M), United States ($196M), and Thailand ($161M).

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Exporters of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)United States$276M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)China$174M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds grew the fastest in United States ($276M), Malaysia ($266M), China ($167M), Japan ($49.9M), and Vietnam ($37.8M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were China ($174M), Japan ($170M), Vietnam ($84.8M), United States ($62.6M), and Thailand ($59.9M).

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Exporters of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.16. This means that most of the exports of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds are explained by 8 countries.

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Value of Exports in Rare-Earth Metal Compounds

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Malaysia$683M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)China$802M

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 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were Malaysia ($683M), Burma ($604M), United States ($381M), India ($63.3M), and France ($49.7M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds were China ($802M), Vietnam ($301M), Japan ($237M), Thailand ($153M), and South Korea ($70.6M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Rare-Earth Metal Compounds, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Compounds, mixes of rare-earths, yttrium, scandium... ($3.09B) and Cerium compounds ($253M)

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Country Comparison

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALVietnam+ $19.8M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALVietnam+ $24.8M

Rare-Earth Metal Compounds’s highest export potential is Vietnam. With an export gap of $19.8M.  Rare-Earth Metal Compounds’s highest import potential is Vietnam with an import gap of $24.8M.

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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 Rare-Earth Metal Compounds 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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