Nickel Ore in Japan | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, Japan exported $231k in Nickel Ore, making it the 33rd largest exporter of Nickel Ore in the world. At the same year, Nickel Ore was the 1115th most exported product in Japan. The main destination of Nickel Ore exports from Japan are: Germany ($211k), Vietnam ($18.9k), China ($651), Netherlands ($28), and South Korea ($10).

The fastest growing export markets for Nickel Ore of Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Vietnam ($9.77k), Netherlands ($28), and South Korea ($10).

Imports In 2022, Japan imported $256M in Nickel Ore, becoming the 5th largest importer of Nickel Ore in the world. At the same year, Nickel Ore was the 340th most imported product in Japan. Japan imports Nickel Ore primarily from: New Caledonia ($183M), Philippines ($70M), Guatemala ($2.23M), Thailand ($155k), and South Korea ($63.6k).

The fastest growing import markets in Nickel Ore for Japan between 2021 and 2022 were New Caledonia ($33M), Guatemala ($2.23M), and Tanzania ($50k).

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December 2016

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Overview In December 2016 Japan's Nickel Ore exports accounted up to ¥0 and imports accounted up to ¥236M, resulting in a negative trade balance of ¥236M. Between December 2015 and December 2016 the exports of Japan's Nickel Ore have remained the same by ¥0 (N/A%) from ¥0 to ¥0, while imports decreased by ¥-1.46B (-86.1%) from ¥1.69B to ¥236M.

Destinations In December 2016, Nickel Ore were exported mostly to , and were imported mostly from .

Growth In December 2016, the change in Nickel Ore's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to . In January 2024, the decrease in Nickel Ore's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from .

Subnational Monthly Trade

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Month

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Exports

Imports

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IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)¥-1.46B(-86.1%)

MAIN EXPORTER (December 2016)

MAIN DESTINATION (December 2016)

This section shows Nickel Ore's exports and imports data at subnational level for Japan. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Nickel Ore over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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Trade Value

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Year

EXPORTS (2022)$231k

IMPORTS (2022)$256M

NET TRADE (2022)-$256M

In 2022, Japan exported $231k in Nickel Ore. The main destinations of Japan exports on Nickel Ore were Germany ($211k), Vietnam ($18.9k), China ($651), Netherlands ($28), and South Korea ($10).

In 2022, Japan imported $256M in Nickel Ore, mainly from New Caledonia ($183M), Philippines ($70M), Guatemala ($2.23M), Thailand ($155k), and South Korea ($63.6k).

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