RankCountryImports of Lead ores & concs. in USD (2010)
1China$2,512,915,600
2Korea, South$737,650,591
3Belgium$410,057,514
4Japan$359,499,142
5Germany$358,927,246
6Canada$327,547,468
7Bulgaria$115,415,404
8Australia$99,464,581
9Morocco$67,672,363
10Mexico$59,226,401
11Sweden$44,165,339
12Peru$25,996,062
13Spain$11,639,885
14Romania$7,111,631
15India$6,691,923
16Serbia$5,887,964
17Netherlands$3,490,750
18Poland$2,045,393
19United States$1,706,500
20Hong Kong$1,082,137
21Indonesia$390,059
22Egypt$240,181
23Ireland$220,542
24Thailand$180,746
25Vietnam$177,490
26Pakistan$168,638
27Russia$126,989
28France$106,038
29United Kingdom$65,107
30Italy$53,875
31Brazil$39,035
32Syria$25,581
33Singapore$14,395
34Bolivia$13,559
35Turkey$13,557
36Zambia$10,603
37South Africa$7,388
38Estonia$2,864
39Nepal$2,849
40Ukraine$2,079
41Colombia$1,171
42Kyrgyzstan$665
43Czech Republic$554
44Botswana$524
45Algeria$414
46Armenia$405
47Slovakia$372
48Luxembourg$358
49Chile$320
50Cote d'Ivoire$240
51Tanzania$138
52Ghana$56
53Ethiopia$36
54Bhutan$31
55Bermuda$22
56Argentina$10
57Zimbabwe$3
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Algeria  $420  $414 
Argentina$1,450,080$915,443$838,354$113,474 $10$76,340
Armenia     $405 
Australia$7,644,939 $1,053$19,360,751$62,158,239$99,464,581$331,734,522
Austria$335,030$55,552$107,340$177,006$42,383  
Bahamas, The$76     $14
Bahrain      $1,840
Bangladesh $1,021$5,081    
Barbados   $1,307   
Belgium$98,435,367$157,699,344$224,708,300$189,714,276$351,352,654$410,057,514$635,638,301
Bermuda     $22 
Bhutan   $4 $31 
Bolivia$12$133$83  $13,559$726
Bosnia and Herzegovina$214,010      
Botswana$1,676$476$606  $524$5,569
Brazil$135 $61$490,634$4,968$39,035$54
Brunei $1,357     
Bulgaria$38,090,660$62,960,852$128,734,396$186,675,457$63,572,522$115,415,404$141,945,158
Burkina Faso$189      
Cameroon$62 $32$2,383   
Canada$93,064,162$110,894,902$269,746,302$265,827,237$249,450,134$327,547,468$808,606,349
Chile$202  $870$300$320 
China$603,639,047$963,375,921$1,663,121,877$1,573,352,453$1,736,652,671$2,512,915,600$3,017,866,828
Colombia   $401 $1,171$5,318
Costa Rica$24   $40 $86
Cote d'Ivoire  $631  $240 
Czech Republic $897,265$1,499$2,148$196,338$554$5,087
Dominican Republic $360$51,741$15$58  
East Timor$275      
Egypt$10,784$30,857$46,650 $18,872$240,181$6,213
El Salvador$3,074$4,537     
Estonia     $2,864 
Ethiopia$667$10$103$638$157$36$4,587
Fiji    $1,210  
France$201,572$163,221$227,839$319,747$90,217$106,038$210,105
Gabon $6,881     
Germany$130,043,000$170,055,000$340,778,000$362,296,000$328,767,000$358,927,246$599,726,844
Ghana$3,241   $8$56 
Guatemala$994$16$39$25$741  
Guyana  $547    
Honduras$20,151      
Hong Kong$7,823$92,135$685,065$268,114$185,511$1,082,137$1,366,240
India$1,537,841$3,606,940$3,899,375$5,542,239$5,088,291$6,691,923$40,171,114
Indonesia$5,814$12,303$792,802$2,642,581$1,531,785$390,059$185,833
Ireland$273,125$651$336,722$229,147$201,779$220,542$280,236
Israel  $69,000$1,000   
Italy$70,209,427$62,286,849$181,756,747$164,787,828$26,654,920$53,875$958
Jamaica$289 $723    
Japan$135,055,588$162,238,241$342,473,309$394,064,524$313,391,242$359,499,142$553,581,655
Kazakhstan$46,271,419$66,979,245$66,538,200$1,408,661$4,074,855  
Kenya$11,210$1,474  $13  
Kiribati$1,420      
Korea, South$269,376,887$334,792,541$597,190,822$549,456,855$644,637,960$737,650,591$1,455,861,701
Kuwait $865$10,562$74   
Kyrgyzstan     $665 
Lebanon $10     
Lithuania $1,490$1,078    
Luxembourg$76 $6,789  $358 
Macedonia$50,106$67,151     
Malaysia$15,754$2,791$46,835$452,408$28,584 $3,868,411
Malta  $8$158   
Mauritius$281      
Mexico$102,195,732$80,548,043$126,775,866$113,584,590$83,255,644$59,226,401$124,363,837
Morocco$17,907,803$13,705,097$57,531,928$63,360,788$30,028,492$67,672,363 
Namibia$237 $1,817    
Nepal    $1,248$2,849 
Netherlands$4,230,507$10,737,582$30,233,932$6,680,789$2,367,100$3,490,750 
Netherlands Antilles $212     
Nicaragua    $194  
Nigeria   $4,029   
Oman  $4,289 $809  
Pakistan$225,432$194,365$190,482$119,858$205,153$168,638$108,229
Paraguay   $76   
Peru$1,253,276$2,371,885$673,486$17,494,217$20,734,029$25,996,062$23,541,930
Philippines  $55,963$5,853   
Poland$82 $492,954$239,283$599,752$2,045,393$2,191,582
Portugal$53 $393 $1,568 $24,272
Qatar  $315    
Romania$13,167,026$6,998,077$17,081,536$30,398,287$4,664,197$7,111,631$11,394,379
Russia     $126,989$3,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    $588  
Samoa    $51  
Saudi Arabia$938,242$31,231$17,881    
Serbia     $5,887,964$11,068,941
Seychelles $174$27    
Singapore$7,203$43,246$20,528$156,140$43,402$14,395$29,686
Slovakia     $372$41,499
South Africa $7,929 $7,917$293$7,388$18,040
Spain$960,154$3,211,569$11,314,338$9,065,601$3,164,163$11,639,885 
Sri Lanka  $198$2,200$388  
Sudan$54,905      
Swaziland$4,562$5,107$1,642    
Sweden$2,280,907$12,462,210 $212,141 $44,165,339 
Switzerland$26  $39  $4,629
Syria     $25,581 
Tanzania $7,059   $138$19,468
Thailand$12,618$34,648$7,295$10,935$114$180,746$23,757
Tonga  $80    
Trinidad and Tobago  $404$8   
Turkey  $676$5,458 $13,557$7,111
Uganda  $3,253$4,142$7  
Ukraine $3,987$12,000  $2,079 
United Arab Emirates$37,334 $49,341$119,215   
United Kingdom$161,962$172,761$181,684$312,182$46,509$65,107$81,581
United States $25,407$10,589$17,221$487,607$1,706,500$30,122,380
Venezuela  $40,117   $5,600
Vietnam$915,289$80,776$614,667$229,556$207,207$177,490 
Zambia$221$19 $326 $10,603 
Zimbabwe$1,257  $44,773$893$3