Top Copper Importers 2015    

Fastest-Growing Copper Import Countries To see the 25 fastest-growing copper importers from 2011 to 2015, use the slidebar on the accompanying list. Overall, the 5-year percentage decline for globally imported copper was -30.4%.

Research Note:  Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance costs are sometimes added to import totals.

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