Export value of rare earth-metals worldwide in 2020, by country
China is the world's leading exporting country of scandium and yttrium. In 2020, China exported nearly 6,200 metric tons of the rare earth-metals, with a value of approximately 80.8 million U.S. dollars. Ranking second was Thailand, which exported some 54.4 million U.S. dollars of scandium and yttrium. That year, Japan was the top importing country of scandium and yttrium worldwide, with an import value that amounted to nearly 202 million U.S. dollars.
