Import value of lithium oxide and hydroxide worldwide in 2021, by country
South Korea is the world's leading importer country of lithium oxide and hydroxide. In 2021, the East Asian country imported over 54 thousand metric tons of the compounds, with a value of nearly 667 million U.S. dollars. Ranking second was Japan, which imported approximately 388.52 million U.S. dollars of lithium oxide and hydroxide. That year, China was the top exporting country of lithium oxide and hydroxide worldwide, with an export value that amounted to some 763.87 million U.S. dollars.
