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Critical minerals: Canada and China

First country

Second country

In 2025, Canada sold USD 2.68 billion of critical minerals and metals to China and bought USD 23.4 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in critical minerals and metals grew 159 percent, from USD 1.05 billion in 2019 to USD 2.70 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Canada sold USD 2.68 billion of critical minerals and metals, against USD 23.4 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

Canada's exports to China: critical minerals and metals

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

2019: 1.03Low 1.03 / High 2.682025: 2.68

20191.03
20201.08
20211.41
20221.45
20231.4
20241.65
20252.68

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

Canada's imports from China: critical minerals and metals

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

2019: 12.8Low 11.1 / High 23.42025: 23.4

201912.8
202011.3
202118.2
202212.6
202311.1
202415.4
202523.4

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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