RankCountryImports of Rare-earth metals, scandium & yttrium, whether or not intermixed/interalloy ... in USD (2010)
1Japan$170,222,205
2United States$16,129,651
3Germany$11,384,527
4Austria$7,391,317
5Brazil$6,519,722
6Hong Kong$4,968,480
7Belgium$4,755,977
8France$4,354,190
9United Kingdom$3,397,021
10India$3,171,240
11Thailand$1,937,709
12Iceland$1,708,033
13Slovenia$1,670,950
14Spain$1,661,467
15Argentina$1,296,039
16Norway$1,269,521
17Korea, South$1,088,183
18Netherlands$1,056,638
19Sweden$837,564
20Italy$795,748
21China$714,434
22Russia$615,940
23Turkey$611,054
24Czech Republic$501,947
25Ukraine$334,071
26Vietnam$332,120
27Switzerland$267,812
28South Africa$253,955
29Canada$203,145
30Iran$160,331
31Mexico$145,611
32Finland$53,444
33Poland$52,781
34Singapore$52,486
35Hungary$43,000
36Luxembourg$36,365
37Slovakia$24,106
38Belarus$22,300
39Indonesia$17,800
40Nigeria$15,175
41Gambia, The$14,623
42Israel$11,000
43Bahrain$10,951
44Portugal$9,246
45Bulgaria$7,279
46Algeria$6,867
47Ecuador$6,565
48Romania$5,143
49Denmark$3,708
50Ireland$3,632
51Australia$3,420
52Tunisia$3,070
53Venezuela$2,399
54Mauritius$1,923
55Mozambique$1,583
56Morocco$1,106
57Lithuania$959
58Croatia$717
59El Salvador$440
60Botswana$414
61Latvia$409
62Bahamas, The$377
63Philippines$330
64New Zealand$279
65Qatar$239
66New Caledonia$236
67Serbia$175
68Lebanon$122
69Bolivia$91
70Bhutan$46
71Sri Lanka$19
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Albania $8,838     
Algeria$528$752$1,004  $6,867$1,573
Argentina$516,690$401,604$456,542$693,196$596,168$1,296,039$2,173,301
Armenia      $45
Aruba      $1,607
Australia$36,818$32,480$47,991$24,629$53,918$3,420$61,648
Austria$1,700,116$2,090,872$3,118,170$4,327,418$1,815,213$7,391,317 
Azerbaijan $7    $331
Bahamas, The$205,800    $377 
Bahrain$70,779$168,752 $1,609$224$10,951 
Bangladesh  $442    
Barbados    $89  
Belarus$9,100$18,600$14,200$34,700$12,100$22,300$34,100
Belgium$1,073,688$2,064,774$2,279,353$3,232,571$3,907,703$4,755,977$6,648,632
Bhutan $464   $46 
Bolivia   $26 $91 
Bosnia and Herzegovina$1,141 $24$934$1,162  
Botswana$276    $414 
Brazil$1,714,143$1,860,694$3,310,514$4,995,199$1,952,022$6,519,722$13,297,177
Bulgaria$664 $28,958$32,437$14,011$7,279$466
Burkina Faso    $149  
Cambodia$1,231      
Cameroon$979      
Canada$142,823$108,085$141,665$77,120$140,547$203,145$677,653
Chile$278,886     $649
China$1,291,881$422,168$17,452,705$2,354,246$666,015$714,434$855,365
Colombia$1,150$1,610$119$874   
Costa Rica$24,434$9,924$5,292    
Cote d'Ivoire    $131 $318
Croatia  $401$3,319$2,325$717$1,308
Cuba $652     
Cyprus $2,507$122 $248  
Czech Republic$8,145$21,135$64,184$20,419$21,037$501,947$1,599,196
Denmark$13,420$352$11,108$21,238$9,803$3,708$2,167
Dominican Republic$1,097$89,298  $55 $320
Ecuador  $67$78$496$6,565 
Egypt$6,985      
El Salvador  $31$127$547$440 
Estonia$58,337$106,691  $1,392  
Finland$12,814$8,876$7,321$28,358$10,809$53,444$219,151
France$1,826,593$3,005,781$3,759,347$5,627,259$4,463,669$4,354,190$5,770,242
Gabon$789  $130$9,121  
Gambia, The     $14,623 
Georgia$523 $3,302    
Germany$4,417,000$5,568,000$7,744,000$8,783,000$2,909,000$11,384,527$24,408,750
Ghana$1,871$120$78    
Greece$1,397 $1,116$7,506$113,402  
Guatemala    $122  
Guinea  $78    
Honduras  $527    
Hong Kong$953,892$7,347,109$26,073,822$10,879,009$2,382,609$4,968,480$38,338,569
Hungary$148,000$181,000$107,000$52,000$40,000$43,000$53,000
Iceland  $488$400,761$342,690$1,708,033 
India$680,092$700,480$1,154,752$1,237,797$1,791,144$3,171,240$3,989,902
Indonesia$300 $4,100$117,483$1,578$17,800 
Iran$172,471$71,316   $160,331 
Ireland$15,042$7,193   $3,632 
Israel$34,000$79,000$98,000$44,000$17,000$11,000$107,000
Italy$3,296,380$513,336$899,303$1,106,149$557,821$795,748$1,868,065
Jamaica $425$31 $1,151  
Japan$84,018,728$148,688,122$240,723,889$165,948,179$77,951,006$170,222,205$714,800,017
Kazakhstan$18,745$62,505 $30,898   
Kenya $14$2,233    
Korea, South$788,457$848,222$559,473$604,024$623,810$1,088,183$9,463,897
Kuwait $2,655$3,059$1,755   
Latvia    $196$409$2,531
Lebanon     $122 
Lithuania   $179$97$959$77,668
Luxembourg$12,995$14,208$14,975$15,489 $36,365$4,192
Macau   $47,331   
Malawi   $106   
Malaysia$166,574$41,400$15,215$1,689  $210,205
Malta    $3,297  
Mauritius$255$1,452$2,332  $1,923 
Mexico$123,079$170,546$362,532$96,587$86,982$145,611$570,171
Moldova  $896 $1,059 $811
Morocco $4,206 $7,740 $1,106 
Mozambique  $9,930$1,631$1,849$1,583 
Namibia   $31   
Nepal    $46  
Netherlands$91,995$388,196$704,104$800,103$670,934$1,056,638 
Netherlands Antilles$6      
New Caledonia $56$51 $579$236$110
New Zealand$348 $781 $94$279$21
Nicaragua      $4,407
Nigeria    $172$15,175 
Norway$1,748,631$2,866,385$3,082,594$2,036,256$246,087$1,269,521$10,645,753
Oman$3,066 $15,378    
Pakistan $6,936$3,685$29$54  
Peru$6,790   $3,375  
Philippines$96,674$89,808 $27,122 $330$579
Poland$71,312$99,391$24,579$30,084$34,839$52,781$24,091
Portugal$16,107$17,896$6,068$10,398 $9,246$42,834
Qatar$49,357$571$201$1,762 $239 
Romania$190,581$132,647$23,308$22,318$1,630$5,143$147
Russia$201,660$390,505$760,975$275,762$423,065$615,940$1,956,780
Rwanda   $834   
Saudi Arabia$1,283$29,784$61    
Senegal $728     
Serbia$13,038$4,178$28,776$4,534$64$175$425
Seychelles$34      
Singapore$30,095$3,382$89,606$10,133$5,127$52,486$3,371
Slovakia$5,510   $2,968$24,106$17,493
Slovenia$516,536$493,896$764,867$846,652$698,025$1,670,950$1,432,652
South Africa$51,744$182,248$496,581$7,468$205,156$253,955$979,767
Spain$166,052$194,918$317,505$1,032,837$382,642$1,661,467 
Sri Lanka$3,535$25,023$11,994$156 $19$3,150
Sudan$55,560$638,716 $127,036$202,939  
Suriname    $384  
Swaziland$2,175 $236    
Sweden$511,557$507,846$837,973$881,354$477,875$837,564$3,100,729
Switzerland$125,510$30,759$57,077$35,077$79,665$267,812$247,416
Tanzania$14,823$7,554 $2$2,672 $53
Thailand$750,199$332,998$177,580$256,425$177,721$1,937,709$345,896
Trinidad and Tobago$12,372      
Tunisia $542$3,669$2,627$22$3,070 
Turkey$21,628$15,037$143,288$197,134$160,852$611,054$971,406
Uganda$252      
Ukraine$49,350$86,000$63,401$91,230$102,315$334,071$1,126,310
United Arab Emirates$57,678 $89,188$361,346   
United Kingdom$1,192,672$878,170$1,732,528$2,393,853$1,414,961$3,397,021$3,686,830
United States$5,086,501$6,186,832$6,632,248$5,299,372$4,976,530$16,129,651$70,814,886
Venezuela    $20,247$2,399 
Vietnam$15,750$10,628$31,552$175,599 $332,120 
Yemen $9,677$3,310$25,456   
Zambia$4,164$70     
Zimbabwe$4$5,361$2,456 $18,262