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Critical minerals: Australia and China

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Second country

In 2025, Australia sold USD 2.60 billion of critical minerals and metals to China and bought USD 21.4 million from it.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Australia sold USD 2.60 billion of critical minerals and metals, against USD 21.4 million the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

Australia's exports to China: critical minerals and metals

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Australia

2019: 2.54Low 1.44 / High 2.712025: 2.6

20192.54
20202.71
20211.44
20221.45
20231.72
20241.77
20252.6

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

Australia's imports from China: critical minerals and metals

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Australia

2019: 11.2Low 6 / High 21.42025: 21.4

201911.2
20207.6
20216
202218.5
202318.9
202419.1
202521.4

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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