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Critical minerals: China and Mexico

First country

Second country

In 2025, China sold USD 58.5 million of critical minerals and metals to Mexico and bought USD 3.71 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in critical minerals and metals grew 67 percent, from USD 2.26 billion in 2019 to USD 3.77 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Mexico sold USD 3.71 billion of critical minerals and metals, against USD 58.5 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

China's exports to Mexico: critical minerals and metals

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

2019: 1.3Low 1.3 / High 58.52025: 58.5

20191.3
20201.3
20212.2
20225.5
20235.2
20242.7
202558.5

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

China's imports from Mexico: critical minerals and metals

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

2019: 2.26Low 2.26 / High 3.712025: 3.71

20192.26
20203.19
20213.65
20222.58
20233.09
20243.53
20253.71

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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