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Aluminum wire (Pixabay)Unwrought aluminum exported from all countries was worth a total US$78.5 billion in 2025, up by an average 5.1% starting from $74.7 billion five years earlier in 2021.
Year over year, the value of exported raw aluminum went up by 9.3% compared to $71.8 billion for 2024.
By value, the 6 biggest exporters (Russia, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Malaysia, India and Norway) generated almost half (48.6%) of aluminum shipments in 2025.
Spelled aluminium by British writers, aluminum is the world’s most widely used non-iron and non-steel metal and is the basic ingredient for a wide range of recyclable products. The latter includes beverage cans, construction materials and transport vehicles. Silvery-white in color, pure aluminum is non-magnetic and is also notable for its low density, relatively light weight and resistance to corrosion.
Among continents, Asian countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported aluminum during 2025 with shipments valued at $30.2 billion or 38.5% of the global total. In second place were Europe-based exporters at 37.6% while another 11.1% of worldwide aluminum shipments originated from North America.
Smaller percentages came from providers in Oceania (6.2%) led by Australia and New Zealand, Africa (5.3%), then Latin America (1.3%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for raw aluminum is 7601.
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of aluminum during 2025.
- Russia: US$9.6 billion (12.3% of total aluminum exports)
- United Arab Emirates: $7.8 billion (9.9%)
- Canada: $7.5 billion (9.5%)
- Malaysia: $5 billion (6.3%)
- India: $4.2 billion (5.3%)
- Norway: $4.16 billion (5.3%)
- Australia: $4.07 billion (5.2%)
- Bahrain: $3.5 billion (4.5%)
- Netherlands: $2.7 billion (3.5%)
- Iceland: $2.2 billion (2.8%)
- Qatar: $1.93 billion (2.5%)
- Italy: $1.86 billion (2.4%)
- South Africa: $1.78 billion (2.3%)
- Indonesia: $1.6 billion (2%)
- mainland China: $1.56 billion (2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped just over three-quarters (75.7%) of global aluminum exported in 2025.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing aluminum exporters since 2024 were: mainland China (up 65.6%), Indonesia (up 63.8%), United Arab Emirates (up 44.6%) and Russia (up 38.5%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported aluminum sales were India (down -14% from 2024) and Canada (down -9.5%).
Countries Earning Greatest Surpluses from Global Aluminum Trade
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for aluminum during 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported aluminum and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Russia: US$9.6 billion (net export surplus up 39% since 2024)
- United Arab Emirates: $7.7 billion (up 46.2%)
- Canada: $7.1 billion (down -9.6%)
- Australia: $3.9 billion (up 6.1%)
- Malaysia: $3.7 billion (up 87.2%)
- Norway: $3.6 billion (up 15.1%)
- Bahrain: $3.5 billion (up 3.9%)
- India: $2.9 billion (down -23.9%)
- Iceland: $2.2 billion (up 9.8%)
- Qatar: $1.9 billion (up 8%)
- South Africa: $1.7 billion (up 17%)
- Mozambique: $1.4 billion (up 24.6%)
- Indonesia: $909.7 million (up 151.3%)
- New Zealand: $782.5 million (up 11.6%)
- Oman: $684 million (up 26.9%)
Russia, UAE and Canada generated the highest surpluses in the international trade of aluminum. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms the strong competitive advantages for those countries in the international trade for this specific product category.
Countries Incurring Worst Deficits from Global Aluminum Trade
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for aluminum during 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported aluminum purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$8.8 billion (net export deficit down -6.2% since 2024)
- mainland China: -$7.5 billion (up 6.1%)
- Japan: -$5.7 billion (up 8.6%)
- Germany: -$4.9 billion (down -2%)
- Türkiye: -$4.4 billion (up 27.4%)
- South Korea: -$3.7 billion (up 9.3%)
- Mexico: -$2.9 billion (up 1.9%)
- Italy: -$2.5 billion (up 50.8%)
- Vietnam: -$1.7 billion (up 38.3%)
- Poland: -$1.5 billion (up 21.6%)
- Thailand: -$1.36 billion (up 11.3%)
- Spain: -$1.34 billion (up 34.9%)
- Taiwan: -$1.25 billion (up 10.7%)
- Netherlands: -$1.1 billion (up 178.7%)
- Greece: -$988.8 million (up 15.1%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of aluminum during 2025, with American imports of the silvery metal far outpacing its exports.
These negative cashflows highlight America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category and conversely signals opportunities for aluminum-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Searchable List of Aluminum Exporting Countries in 2025
The 100 key exporters of aluminum in the automated database below represent 99.99% of the value for all aluminum exported during 2025.
| 1 | Russia | $9,614,725,000 | +38.5% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | $7,751,251,000 | +44.6% |
| 3 | Canada | $7,486,223,000 | -9.5% |
| 4 | Malaysia | $4,962,269,000 | +7.2% |
| 5 | India | $4,198,192,000 | -14% |
| 6 | Norway | $4,155,265,000 | +9.6% |
| 7 | Australia | $4,074,832,000 | +6.5% |
| 8 | Bahrain | $3,503,636,000 | +2.8% |
| 9 | Netherlands | $2,738,631,000 | +8.4% |
| 10 | Iceland | $2,232,110,000 | +9% |
| 11 | Qatar | $1,932,029,000 | +7.7% |
| 12 | Italy | $1,857,693,000 | +13.9% |
| 13 | South Africa | $1,777,886,000 | +16.3% |
| 14 | Indonesia | $1,597,078,000 | +63.8% |
| 15 | China | $1,559,814,000 | +65.6% |
| 16 | Germany | $1,412,350,000 | +12.9% |
| 17 | Mozambique | $1,395,095,000 | +24.3% |
| 18 | United States | $1,157,231,000 | -32.3% |
| 19 | Brazil | $832,509,000 | +13.6% |
| 20 | New Zealand | $821,622,000 | +12.4% |
| 21 | France | $805,149,000 | -2.4% |
| 22 | United Kingdom | $798,654,000 | +18.5% |
| 23 | Spain | $724,833,000 | -8.3% |
| 24 | Oman | $686,118,000 | +14.9% |
| 25 | Sweden | $675,172,000 | +20.5% |
| 26 | Poland | $611,676,000 | -1.3% |
| 27 | South Korea | $609,975,000 | -13.4% |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | $609,180,000 | +12.1% |
| 29 | Denmark | $580,941,000 | +24.1% |
| 30 | Iran | $556,787,000 | -9.7% |
| 31 | Austria | $509,471,000 | +5.7% |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | $449,944,000 | -28.2% |
| 33 | Romania | $433,287,000 | -1.1% |
| 34 | Thailand | $424,047,000 | -2.8% |
| 35 | Egypt | $404,117,000 | +2.8% |
| 36 | Greece | $365,002,000 | -0.3% |
| 37 | Luxembourg | $352,268,000 | +5.2% |
| 38 | Slovenia | $324,900,000 | +1.6% |
| 39 | Czech Republic | $293,148,000 | +14.7% |
| 40 | Vietnam | $287,531,000 | -32.5% |
| 41 | Türkiye | $277,257,000 | -30.3% |
| 42 | Hungary | $216,248,000 | +23.2% |
| 43 | Nigeria | $202,114,000 | -36.7% |
| 44 | Tajikistan | $198,056,000 | +7.9% |
| 45 | Taiwan | $191,839,000 | -40.8% |
| 46 | Venezuela | $172,597,000 | -32.4% |
| 47 | Ghana | $148,960,000 | +56.1% |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | $144,269,000 | +103.9% |
| 49 | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $129,816,000 | +3.9% |
| 50 | Ukraine | $119,597,000 | +53.2% |
| 51 | Slovakia | $118,494,000 | +9.9% |
| 52 | Switzerland | $114,883,000 | -18.9% |
| 53 | Cameroon | $67,515,000 | +29.2% |
| 54 | Albania | $64,281,000 | +87.4% |
| 55 | Morocco | $58,181,000 | +59.2% |
| 56 | Belgium | $57,615,000 | -0.6% |
| 57 | Japan | $51,807,000 | -2.6% |
| 58 | Mexico | $47,743,000 | -38.5% |
| 59 | Montenegro | $35,358,000 | -14.9% |
| 60 | Cambodia | $33,931,000 | +14.7% |
| 61 | Pakistan | $33,749,000 | -41.3% |
| 62 | Singapore | $30,921,000 | -79.5% |
| 63 | Philippines | $29,865,000 | +31.7% |
| 64 | Portugal | $28,462,000 | +14.4% |
| 65 | Serbia | $23,499,000 | +39% |
| 66 | Senegal | $22,191,000 | +162.9% |
| 67 | Bulgaria | $21,566,000 | -0.8% |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | $20,202,000 | +78.4% |
| 69 | Myanmar | $20,174,000 | -39.1% |
| 70 | Togo | $17,823,000 | +95.7% |
| 71 | Ireland | $17,627,000 | +10.8% |
| 72 | Croatia | $14,511,000 | +51.1% |
| 73 | Tanzania | $13,206,000 | +21.1% |
| 74 | Angola | $12,935,000 | +880.7% |
| 75 | Guinea | $12,351,000 | +8.3% |
| 76 | Iraq | $11,165,000 | +99.7% |
| 77 | Lebanon | $11,029,000 | +6096% |
| 78 | Georgia | $10,606,000 | +14.8% |
| 79 | Zambia | $10,400,000 | +5.3% |
| 80 | Jordan | $9,862,000 | -16.6% |
| 81 | Syria | $9,429,000 | +145% |
| 82 | Estonia | $9,126,000 | +16.6% |
| 83 | Latvia | $8,593,000 | +53.8% |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | $8,570,000 | +39.5% |
| 85 | Hong Kong | $7,169,000 | -54.8% |
| 86 | Bangladesh | $6,574,000 | -44% |
| 87 | Armenia | $5,770,000 | -57.2% |
| 88 | Tunisia | $4,877,000 | -33.9% |
| 89 | Gabon | $4,394,000 | -4.5% |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | $3,054,000 | 0% |
| 91 | Finland | $3,004,000 | -82.9% |
| 92 | Israel | $2,501,000 | -24.2% |
| 93 | Laos | $2,432,000 | -29.6% |
| 94 | Colombia | $2,345,000 | -17.1% |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | $2,342,000 | +341.1% |
| 96 | Belarus | $2,077,000 | +177.7% |
| 97 | Algeria | $1,642,000 | +86.6% |
| 98 | Macao | $1,503,000 | 0% |
| 99 | Ethiopia | $961,000 | +242% |
| 100 | Libya | $941,000 | -62% |
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An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that no 2024 data is available.
Biggest Exporters of Aluminum by Shipment Weight
In 2025, the following 20 countries exported 85% of globally exported raw aluminum as measured by shipment weight.
Listed below are the main exporters of aluminum ranked by volume of the silvery product shipped during 2025.
- Russia: 3,659,127 tons of aluminum (up 45.1% from 2024)
- Canada: 2,569,796 tons (down -12.3%)
- Malaysia: 1,926,378 tons (down -0.8%)
- Australia: 1,535,068 tons (down -1.6%)
- India: 1,509,769 tons (down -22.6%)
- Norway: 1,381,342 tons (up 1.5%)
- Netherlands: 888,082 tons (down -2.2%)
- Iceland: 747,305 tons (up 0.7%)
- South Africa: 644,292 tons (up 2.1%)
- mainland China: 582,293 tons (up 60.2%)
- Indonesia: 574,663 tons (up 48%)
- Mozambique: 488,922 tons (up 17.8%)
- Germany: 467,164 tons (up 3.9%)
- United States: 365,918 tons (down -52.8%)
- Brazil: 323,186 tons (up 5.3%)
- New Zealand: 286,109 tons (up 4.7%)
- Oman: 261,941 tons (down -11.5%)
- United Kingdom: 257,240 tons (up 7.9%)
- Kazakhstan: 243,703 tons (up 0.8%)
- France: 243,253 tons (down -9%)
As measured by weight, the fastest-growing top exporters of aluminum were mainland China (up 60.2% from 2024), Indonesia (up 48%), Russia (up 45.1%), Mozambique (up 17.8%) then the United Kingdom (up 7.9%).
Double-digit percentage decliners in terms of volume shipped were providers located in the United States of America (down -52.8% from 2024), India (down -22.6%), Canada (down -12.3%) then Oman (down -11.5%).
Average Prices for Top Aluminum Exporters
The worldwide average price for aluminum exported during 2025 was calculated to be $2,393 per ton.
That average unit price reflects a -7.2% drop compared to $2,579 per ton in 2021, but 9.7% in inflation from an average $2,182 for 2024.
Below are the average unit prices per ton of exported aluminum for each of the top 20 shippers of aluminum during 2024 (available at time of article publication).
Entries are listed in descending order starting with countries that charge the highest average tonnage charges (excluding countries specified in the prior paragraph).
- Russia: US$2,628 per ton of raw aluminum (down -4.6% from 2024)
- Canada: $2,913 per ton (up 3.2%)
- Malaysia: $2,576 per ton (up 8.1%)
- Australia: $2,654 per ton (up 8.2%)
- India: $2,781 per ton (up 11.2%)
- Norway: $3,008 per ton (up 7.9%)
- Netherlands: $3,084 per ton (up 10.8%)
- Iceland: $2,987 per ton (up 8.3%)
- South Africa: $2,759 per ton (up 13.9%)
- mainland China: $2,679 per ton (up 3.3%)
- Indonesia: $2,779 per ton (up 10.7%)
- Mozambique: $2,853 per ton (up 5.5%)
- Germany: $3,023 per ton (up 8.6%)
- United States: $3,163 per ton (up 43.4%)
- Brazil: $2,576 per ton (up 7.9%)
- New Zealand: $2,872 per ton (up 7.4%)
- Oman: $2,619 per ton (up 29.7%)
- United Kingdom: $3,105 per ton (up 9.8%)
- Kazakhstan: $2,500 per ton (up 11.2%)
- France: $3,310 per ton (up 7.2%)
The lowest average unit prices per ton were charged for aluminum exported from Kazakhstan then Brazil, Malaysia, Oman and Russia.
The highest average prices were paid to international aluminum suppliers located in the United States of America, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Germany.
The greatest increases in average unit prices year over year was charged by aluminum exporters in the United States (up 43.4% from 2024), Oman (up 29.7%), South Africa (up 13.9%), India (up 11.2%) and Kazakhstan (also up 11.2%).
Major Aluminum Exporting Companies
Below are global aluminum-processing conglomerates that represent established players engaged in the international trade of aluminum. The home country for each selected aluminum producer or rolling company is shown within parenthesis.
- Alcoa (United States)
- Alumina Limited (Australia)
- Chalco (China)
- Emirates Global Aluminium (United Arab Emirates)
- Hindalco Industries (India)
- Norsk Hydro ASA (Norway)
- United Company RUSAL (Russia)
See also Iron Ore Exports by Country, Top Stainless Steel Exporters by Country and US Aluminum Imports by Supplying Country
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on May 24, 2026
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on May 24, 2026
Trade Map, International Trade Centre. Accessed on May 24, 2026
Wikipedia, Aluminium. Accessed on May 24, 2026
Wikipedia, Category:Aluminum companies by country. Accessed on May 24, 2026
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