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Top Copper Exporters 2015
Ever wonder which countries export the most copper? See the list, which also shows each exporter's percentage of global copper exports within parenthesis. In 2015, world copper exports were US$129.9 billion.

Fastest-Growing Copper Export Countries
The accompanying list identifies exporters with the fastest-growing international sales of copper from 2011 to 2015. Overall, the 5-year percentage decline for this exported product category was -30.7%.

African Exporters

Africa exported $10.8 billion worth of copper led by the following countries:

 1. Zambia: $5.2 billion  2. Democratic Rep. Congo: $2.9 billion  3. Congo: $941 million  4. South Africa: $615.2 million  5. Namibia: $363.9 million  6. Tanzania: $146.1 million  7. Nigeria: $143.9 million  8. Morocco: $141.9 million  9. Egypt: $96 million 10. Tunisia: $79.6 million

Asian Exporters

Asia exported $34.2 billion worth of copper led by the following countries:

 1. Japan: $6.8 billion  2. China: $5.6 billion  3. South Korea: $4.2 billion  4. Taiwan: $3.4 billion  5. India: $2.7 billion  6. Kazakhstan: $2 billion  7. Malaysia: $1.9 billion  8. Indonesia: $1.4 billion  9. Hong Kong: $1.3 billion 10. Turkey: $1.2 billion

European Exporters

Europe exported $44.7 billion worth of copper led by the following countries:

 1. Germany: $11.2 billion  2. Russia: $4.2 billion  3. Italy: $3.6 billion  4. Poland: $3.3 billion  5. Netherlands: $2.8 billion  6. Spain: $2.8 billion  7. France: $2.7 billion  8. Belgium: $2.3 billion  9. Bulgaria: $2.3 billion 10. United Kingdom: $1.6 billion

Latin American and Caribbean Exporters

Latin America exported $20.7 billion worth of copper led by the following countries:

 1. Chile: $17.3 billion  2. Peru: $1.9 billion  3. Brazil: $1.1 billion  4. Colombia: $230.7 million  5. Ecuador: $38.3 million  6. Cuba: $26.8 million  7. Dominican Republic: $20.9 million  8. Costa Rica: $20.1 million  9. Honduras: $18.2 million 10. Panama: $16.5 million

Middle Eastern Exporters

Middle East exported $3.4 billion worth of copper led by the following countries:

 1. United Arab Emirates: $2.3 billion  2. Saudi Arabia: $463.6 million  3. Iran: $247.6 million  4. Lebanon: $113 million  5. Israel: $86.7 million  6. Kuwait: $47.1 million  7. Jordan: $44.1 million

North American Exporters

North America exported $12 billion worth of copper led by the following countries:

 1. United States: $7.1 billion  2. Canada: $2.9 billion  3. Mexico: $1.9 billion

Oceanian Exporters

Oceania exported $2.9 billion worth of copper led by the following countries:

 1. Australia: $2.8 billion  2. New Zealand: $76.6 million  3. Papua New Guinea: $4.5 million  4. New Caledonia: $870,000  5. Fiji: $826,000  6. French Polynesia: $417,000  7. Tokelau: $408,000

Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis

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