RankCountryImports of Ferro-silicon, cont. by wt. >55% of silicon, in granular/powder form in USD (2010)
1Japan$803,878,748
2Germany$388,741,907
3Korea, South$374,150,376
4United States$286,304,766
5Italy$186,879,027
6Netherlands$183,558,010
7India$153,035,543
8Belgium$133,503,897
9Turkey$107,125,031
10France$59,031,421
11United Kingdom$53,160,498
12Finland$47,017,217
13Czech Republic$45,970,029
14Sweden$41,162,632
15Austria$37,132,768
16Spain$35,544,719
17Thailand$33,982,713
18Mexico$31,013,997
19Poland$30,962,543
20Australia$28,505,971
21Slovakia$28,007,405
22Vietnam$23,563,330
23Indonesia$21,092,954
24Latvia$20,880,934
25Canada$20,767,006
26Malaysia$18,980,164
27Saudi Arabia$18,800,023
28Slovenia$18,091,474
29Iran$16,946,234
30Norway$16,251,641
31Romania$15,700,387
32Brazil$15,506,628
33Chile$15,122,040
34China$14,471,002
35Russia$12,329,266
36Ukraine$10,337,135
37Argentina$8,245,679
38Switzerland$7,576,041
39Colombia$7,099,008
40Belarus$6,786,100
41Greece$6,521,265
42Hungary$5,665,000
43Pakistan$5,420,464
44Luxembourg$4,480,927
45Armenia$4,110,772
46Serbia$4,038,500
47Bosnia and Herzegovina$4,031,195
48Bulgaria$3,487,045
49New Zealand$3,076,265
50Portugal$3,067,233
51South Africa$3,057,288
52Denmark$3,012,789
53Morocco$2,991,263
54Algeria$2,718,340
55Azerbaijan$2,581,639
56Israel$2,543,000
57Oman$2,349,714
58Syria$2,111,971
59Philippines$2,086,590
60Peru$1,781,432
61Nigeria$1,675,151
62Croatia$1,433,270
63Tunisia$1,133,327
64Trinidad and Tobago$1,067,759
65Jordan$945,724
66Egypt$905,412
67Ghana$903,012
68Paraguay$638,299
69Zimbabwe$593,576
70Ecuador$512,035
71Albania$470,459
72New Caledonia$459,162
73Guatemala$453,620
74Singapore$383,321
75Montenegro$380,841
76El Salvador$314,032
77Sri Lanka$307,644
78Bahrain$306,744
79Kenya$229,413
80Uganda$221,849
81Georgia$207,222
82Cameroon$167,456
83Lithuania$139,029
84Iceland$133,382
85Ireland$128,338
86Lebanon$87,137
87Ethiopia$73,035
88Cote d'Ivoire$46,392
89Tanzania$43,690
90Qatar$34,136
91Bolivia$24,788
92Nepal$24,001
93Estonia$19,533
94Yemen$18,569
95Zambia$15,343
96Suriname$12,000
97Malawi$7,315
98Botswana$6,400
99Dominican Republic$3,588
100Mozambique$2,633
101Costa Rica$2,054
102Bhutan$223
103Nicaragua$13
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Albania $157,153$206,592$1,317,825$971,721$470,459$1,909,849
Algeria$3,874,353$3,560,366$6,706,155$6,073,470$3,229,667$2,718,340$4,309,856
Argentina$1,454,994$3,888,442$9,606,671$28,411,151$2,510,309$8,245,679$10,791,504
Armenia$1,884,067$1,126,821$2,828,329$3,554,357$4,048,212$4,110,772$4,246,512
Australia$20,420,670$14,402,152$24,460,578$45,730,041$16,635,555$28,505,971$25,918,175
Austria$27,878,229$22,836,285$31,033,181$46,058,901$17,130,906$37,132,768 
Azerbaijan$591,999$1,440,519$1,883,648$2,899,453$1,184,110$2,581,639$3,712,025
Bahamas, The   $712   
Bahrain$2,011$126,968$16,787$1,245$123,981$306,744$139,592
Bangladesh$1,699,425$1,322,798$4,121,059    
Belarus$4,580,500$6,892,200$6,603,900$10,471,000$4,219,300$6,786,100$8,712,100
Belgium$61,304,082$85,641,762$138,155,104$179,131,477$71,803,383$133,503,897$173,972,118
Bhutan$45,950$45,903$30,181$6,628$4,530$223 
Bolivia$19,540$7,452$14,898$24,764$29,614$24,788$28,187
Bosnia and Herzegovina$670,904$1,667,326$2,545,181$3,808,128$2,334,551$4,031,195$4,737,967
Botswana$816,133$218,936$1,987,444$885,124$1,310,954$6,400$240,746
Brazil$8,577,041$7,120,799$11,451,593$36,752,160$8,673,506$15,506,628$16,477,247
Bulgaria$2,605,193$3,240,591$2,601,698$5,052,474$1,189,826$3,487,045$5,299,479
Cambodia    $1,116  
Cameroon$31,843$23,835$31,300$78,106$52,769$167,456 
Canada$18,154,373$18,080,090$19,296,628$34,453,889$14,373,251$20,767,006$31,315,198
Chile$6,796,454$7,321,857$9,263,977$19,575,423$5,006,386$15,122,040$22,789,246
China$2,956,370$4,744,909$5,785,298$8,500,397$7,374,991$14,471,002$20,101,966
Colombia$3,785,630$4,564,046$4,404,015$8,147,182$5,035,874$7,099,008$8,203,878
Costa Rica$1,006   $2,983$2,054 
Cote d'Ivoire $4,534$1,897 $11,261$46,392 
Croatia$630,567$752,282$1,067,472$2,140,073$812,336$1,433,270$681,271
Cuba$814,126$1,319,491     
Cyprus      $2,879
Czech Republic$24,505,162$29,611,987$43,666,069$65,322,045$31,649,475$45,970,029$52,336,344
Denmark$2,434,126$2,957,091$2,624,934$3,274,606$928,158$3,012,789$2,555,723
Dominican Republic   $496,028 $3,588$500,135
Ecuador$303,729$139,223$612,408$920,408$400,580$512,035$766,007
Egypt$272,839$2,236,223$327,192$2,041,320$8,617,006$905,412$4,809,008
El Salvador$89,826$370,829 $307,302 $314,032 
Estonia     $19,533$111,562
Ethiopia $87,857$33,269$172,681$132,964$73,035$61,673
Fiji   $4,867   
Finland$20,950,032$31,643,285$33,213,352$45,800,299$25,610,639$47,017,217$52,074,844
France$54,068,638$52,157,966$56,527,451$96,266,055$41,702,550$59,031,421$106,684,774
Gambia, The      $58
Georgia   $42$165,981$207,222 
Germany$190,617,000$187,718,000$268,813,000$339,158,000$211,148,000$388,741,907$520,451,451
Ghana$955,486$866,902$1,397,059$125,928$1,003,536$903,012$1,172,612
Greece$4,391,110$3,324,716$17,950,738$13,387,819$4,811,563$6,521,265$6,498,084
Guatemala$223,302$626,737$646,138$1,242,871$547,466$453,620$814,634
Honduras$12,216$41,067$10,080    
Hong Kong$270$2,201 $1,731$159 $116,034
Hungary$3,873,000$3,908,000$6,488,000$7,747,000$4,515,000$5,665,000$7,810,000
Iceland  $23,744$74,543$8,277$133,382$102,292
India$29,858,750$47,463,818$55,469,081$81,935,303$110,225,561$153,035,543$183,593,671
Indonesia$8,291,508$9,809,329$15,240,762$25,535,569$14,361,976$21,092,954$24,634,885
Iran$11,599,972$6,689,090   $16,946,234 
Ireland$95,205$52,485$145,292$334,752$180,641$128,338$113,226
Israel$1,180,000$1,406,000$2,553,000$2,823,000$983,000$2,543,000$2,809,000
Italy$114,656,972$109,558,606$151,532,354$187,308,659$95,949,017$186,879,027$259,263,055
Jamaica$6,339      
Japan$344,068,210$413,944,378$514,115,767$969,846,087$435,447,371$803,878,748$833,233,675
Jordan$315,260$96,415$102,571$549,828$439,258$945,724$1,623,058
Kazakhstan$1,204,597$1,469,697$2,721,270$3,319,648$4,203,272  
Kenya$165,564$211,063$136,801$408,665$330,420$229,413 
Korea, South$122,284,805$146,436,762$199,797,678$370,928,661$270,805,797$374,150,376$430,799,486
Kuwait $34$263,310    
Kyrgyzstan$368$374     
Latvia$2,151,121$1,792,130$2,806,350$6,676,631$4,172,336$20,880,934$46,312,184
Lebanon     $87,137 
Lesotho   $25,458   
Lithuania$1,940,018$770,074$250,839$585,152$25,494$139,029$74,599
Luxembourg$2,367,766$3,761,968$3,855,695$7,862,574$3,850,170$4,480,927$7,231,821
Macedonia$110,511$105,506$317,567$274,052$231,462 $617,567
Malawi $5,325 $40,975 $7,315 
Malaysia$6,828,005$3,743,955$13,654,953$9,620,522$16,715,515$18,980,164$20,875,038
Mauritania$39,444$8,147     
Mauritius$3,357      
Mexico$21,138,541$17,013,608$23,021,031$25,169,968$19,499,946$31,013,997$46,380,909
Mongolia$295,660$319,846$805,535    
Montenegro $506,434$627,582$1,255,371$336,248$380,841$249,645
Morocco$694,870$1,389,059$2,288,107$68,671$1,175,551$2,991,263 
Mozambique$7,469$11,893$17,692$55,537 $2,633$3,000
Namibia$280,819$39,343$41,240$116,651   
Nepal    $275,460$24,001 
Netherlands$108,625,706$92,390,693$158,011,684$141,543,137$141,147,227$183,558,010 
New Caledonia     $459,162$275,284
New Zealand$1,511,460$1,743,655$1,973,019$4,121,436$1,466,064$3,076,265$5,019,254
Nicaragua     $13 
Niger   $33$107  
Nigeria $2,780,887$3,689,336$2,232,866$1,886,195$1,675,151 
Norway$18,315,432$20,104,670$43,613,724$10,969,929$7,985,556$16,251,641$15,679,236
Oman$309,350$480,023$1,003,703$2,940,066$1,729,426$2,349,714 
Pakistan$5,277,806$6,665,469$12,323,433$6,662,854$6,652,202$5,420,464$5,944,019
Panama   $5,573   
Paraguay$202,485$303,803$272,876$274,478$592,158$638,299$368,415
Peru$1,699,327$2,892,415$5,032,478$5,526,984$2,140,305$1,781,432$3,152,534
Philippines$936,544$1,538,945$1,689,083$3,317,590$1,383,026$2,086,590$2,049,964
Poland$17,028,485$19,421,898$23,680,562$31,449,377$20,096,305$30,962,543$27,894,842
Portugal$2,431,713$3,021,031$3,737,931$5,943,309$2,581,575$3,067,233$4,194,610
Qatar$131,442$9,208 $464,289 $34,136 
Romania$12,923,073$12,811,281$20,831,427$20,174,883$6,297,482$15,700,387$17,264,938
Russia$30,249,512$29,090,244$31,496,995$63,069,082$23,760,401$12,329,266$26,027,654
Rwanda   $13  $3,990
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   $96   
Saudi Arabia$6,490,585$4,743,768$10,841,976  $18,800,023 
Serbia$2,831,699$3,511,845$3,895,457$5,434,050$3,164,870$4,038,500$5,945,125
Singapore$737,457$263,456$154,577$634,425$2,103,459$383,321$284,986
Slovakia$20,823,087$17,533,830$29,251,272$43,820,193$24,044,496$28,007,405$24,832,020
Slovenia$9,994,309$13,005,861$14,944,844$22,929,302$12,050,771$18,091,474$22,937,170
South Africa$2,851,302$2,858,599$3,083,296$12,994,345$2,330,425$3,057,288$6,548,257
Spain$29,016,839$40,903,054$62,168,646$61,042,673$30,848,944$35,544,719 
Sri Lanka$79,886$83,267$167,281$287,676$136,846$307,644$335,960
Sudan$83,269$1,229,877$4,067$140$55  
Suriname     $12,000 
Swaziland$4,069$424$253    
Sweden$35,405,363$31,963,080$41,411,461$47,574,656$27,567,626$41,162,632$47,748,334
Switzerland$3,446,642$5,609,055$5,368,378$7,697,092$5,386,224$7,576,041$9,749,914
Syria$390,104$262,398$1,296,171$945,554 $2,111,971 
Tanzania$115,927$56,589$49,653$83,174$181,966$43,690$46,803
Thailand$16,592,176$17,789,337$22,631,675$41,368,552$18,615,472$33,982,713$39,341,099
Trinidad and Tobago$599,737$4,752$784,758$678,854$462,906$1,067,759 
Tunisia$88,452$258,410$702,572$1,051,946$530,591$1,133,327 
Turkey$39,883,819$50,311,740$86,626,542$124,381,603$62,447,246$107,125,031$149,189,697
Uganda$44,878$57,359$29,451$129,788$72,446$221,849 
Ukraine$11,654,326$4,126,898$4,214,065$3,573,470$10,137,131$10,337,135$56,502,414
United Arab Emirates$914,122 $1,957,876$5,386,893   
United Kingdom$35,993,932$37,427,032$50,795,189$58,345,342$38,076,274$53,160,498$63,481,184
United States$185,816,814$216,573,525$259,333,186$381,771,792$116,411,425$286,304,766$364,452,844
Uruguay$197,665$167,849$369,345$493,245$124,622  
Venezuela$214,032$133,050$196,419$48,035$57,200 $5,274
Vietnam$2,346,558$3,213,804$8,533,788$16,070,863$14,839,250$23,563,330 
Yemen  $26,255$25,739 $18,569 
Zambia$2,762 $534$45,547$20$15,343 
Zimbabwe$938,106$344,767$445,355$128,907$253,067$593,576