Top Zinc Importers 2014 This list reveals the top 10 zinc importers based on their percentage of global import purchases (shown within parenthesis). In 2014, world zinc imports totaled US$15.4 billion.

Fastest-Growing Zinc Import Countries To see the 25 fastest-growing zinc importers from 2010 to 2014, use the slidebar on the accompanying list. Overall, the 5-year percentage gain for globally imported zinc was 12.9%.

African Importers

In 2014, Africa imported $518.1 million worth of zinc led by the following countries:

 1. South Africa: $160.2 million  2. Côte d'Ivoire: $88.1 million  4. Nigeria: $34.2 million  5. Kenya: $33.2 million  6. Morocco: $29.4 million  7. Ethiopia: $29.3 million  8. Uganda: $18.9 million  9. Tunisia: $15 million 10. Djibouti: $11.4 million

Asian Importers

In 2014, Asia imported $4.8 billion worth of zinc led by the following countries:

 1. China: $1.6 billion  2. Taiwan: $611.9 million  3. India: $521.9 million  4. Malaysia: $360.5 million  5. Indonesia: $334.9 million  6. Hong Kong: $269.5 million  7. Vietnam: $238.6 million  8. Thailand: $194.9 million  9. South Korea: $177.8 million 10. Bangladesh: $131.1 million

European Importers

In 2014, Europe imported $6.4 billion worth of zinc led by the following countries:

 1. Germany: $1.6 billion  2. Belgium: $936.9 million  3. France: $622.7 million  4. Italy: $608.4 million  5. Netherlands: $557.5 million  6. United Kingdom: $337.5 million  7. Austria: $330.9 million  8. Czech Republic: $313.7 million  9. Slovakia: $237.3 million 10. Poland: $200.8 million