Global distribution of cobalt imports by country 2021

In 2021, nearly 63 percent of the global cobalt imports based on value went to China. China's share of global cobalt imports had a monetary value of 4.28 billion U.S. dollars that year. Japan was the world's second-largest cobalt importer in 2021, having accounted for 6.24 percent of global cobalt imports based on value.

Global cobalt imports had a total value of 7.71 billion U.S. dollars in 2021.