RankCountryImports of Thorium ores & concs. in USD (2010)
1China$2,184,126
2Korea, South$130,049
3Spain$79,504
4France$38,439
5Russia$32,553
6Japan$32,530
7Bosnia and Herzegovina$15,847
8Singapore$8,808
9Ukraine$3,190
10Thailand$2,162
11South Africa$757
12Canada$45
13Denmark$19
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Argentina    $3,065  
Austria  $140    
Bahamas, The$5,672     $25
Bolivia    $2,437  
Bosnia and Herzegovina   $8,383 $15,847 
Brazil$297      
Burundi    $1,995  
Canada$211$148$2,251$386,285$210,676$45 
Chile    $2,217  
China$978,632$1,559,702$12,714,274$4,052,869$757,230$2,184,126$20,516,699
Cyprus   $834   
Denmark $31,720  $2,403$19 
France$8,710  $172,398$41,639$38,439$79,311
Ghana   $18  $108
Grenada$7      
Hong Kong      $1,048,114
India    $63,581  
Indonesia      $2,550
Ireland$215      
Japan$40,165$136,941$43,127$19,045$26,088$32,530$33,456
Korea, South$80,142$98,272$170,430$137,540$122,700$130,049$49,437
Kuwait $1,058$116    
Malaysia$10,852$21,180$63,873   $50,444
Nigeria    $24,605  
Pakistan    $1,991  
Romania   $3,621   
Russia  $6,311  $32,553$6,539
Samoa      $88
Saudi Arabia $225     
Singapore   $3,757 $8,808 
Slovakia    $1,031  
South Africa  $1,197$5,292 $757$1,915
Spain $840 $4,586$48,758$79,504 
Tanzania      $163
Thailand     $2,162$3,770,935
Tunisia  $559$9,463$888  
Turkey   $1,294   
Ukraine     $3,190 
United Arab Emirates  $9,029    
United Kingdom$2,749  $74,875$7,473  
United States $4,829  $20,112 $50,966