| Rank | Country | Exports of Cobalt ores & concs. in USD (2010) |
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| 1 | Zambia | $116,061,900 |  | | 2 | United States | $13,056,092 | | | 3 | South Africa | $6,723,777 | | | 4 | Uganda | $5,094,788 | | | 5 | Italy | $1,406,919 | | | 6 | Germany | $1,196,490 | | | 7 | Hong Kong | $1,154,151 | | | 8 | Belgium | $919,293 | | | 9 | Canada | $542,945 | | | 10 | Ireland | $454,055 | | | 11 | China | $366,216 | | | 12 | Morocco | $336,294 | | | 13 | United Kingdom | $75,181 | | | 14 | France | $66,278 | | | 15 | India | $40,870 | | | 16 | Botswana | $32,426 | | | 17 | Pakistan | $16,467 | | | 18 | Netherlands | $13,263 | | | 19 | Kenya | $5,976 | | | 20 | Korea, South | $5,171 | | | 21 | Spain | $790 | | | 22 | Turkey | $474 | | | 23 | Mexico | $161 | | | 24 | Australia | $59 | | | 25 | Colombia | $19 | |
| Country | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Argentina | | | $2,920 | $51 | | | |
| Australia | $3,073 | | $33 | $8,420 | | $59 | $413 |
| Austria | $1,830 | | | | $1,772 | | |
| Belgium | $1,408,397 | $459,185 | $3,292,916 | $6,421,478 | $1,348,953 | $919,293 | $3,242,386 |
| Botswana | $315 | | | $6 | | $32,426 | |
| Bulgaria | | | | $572 | | | |
| Canada | $408,823 | | $393,546 | | | $542,945 | $117,428 |
| China | | $2,700 | $781,229 | $3,037 | | $366,216 | |
| Colombia | $1 | $1 | $1 | | | $19 | |
| Czech Republic | $7,695 | | $34,717 | $20,873 | $17,580 | | |
| Ecuador | | | | | | | $141 |
| El Salvador | $31,050 | | | | | | |
| Estonia | | | | | | | $1,516 |
| Finland | | | $9,208 | $9,202 | | | |
| France | $1,244 | $90,385 | $4,117 | $104,733 | $80,581 | $66,278 | $50,087 |
| Germany | $855,000 | | $5,336,000 | $3,835,000 | $906,000 | $1,196,490 | |
| Hong Kong | $47,928 | | | $2,076,193 | $1,664,571 | $1,154,151 | $1,925,106 |
| India | $388,133 | | $132 | $5,354,284 | | $40,870 | $40,021 |
| Indonesia | $620,122 | $236,941 | $506,790 | $586,793 | | | |
| Iran | $37,628 | | | | | | |
| Ireland | $35,326 | $99,694 | $306,973 | $392,065 | $136,137 | $454,055 | $68,899 |
| Italy | $161,308 | $320,461 | $346,979 | $469,874 | | $1,406,919 | $455,887 |
| Japan | | | | $97,240 | $42,034 | | |
| Kenya | | | | $8,856 | $7,792 | $5,976 | |
| Korea, South | $198,683 | $228,632 | $394,351 | $393,026 | $141,889 | $5,171 | |
| Luxembourg | | | $24,092 | | | | $17,290 |
| Malawi | | | | | | | $58,042 |
| Malaysia | | $3,317 | | | $22,553 | | |
| Mexico | | | $1,140 | | | $161 | |
| Morocco | | | $54 | | $749,795 | $336,294 | |
| Namibia | | $54,237 | | $149,384 | | | |
| Netherlands | | | | | | $13,263 | |
| New Caledonia | | $102 | | | | | |
| Pakistan | | | | $15,502 | | $16,467 | $13,242 |
| Singapore | $276 | | | | | | |
| South Africa | $53,773,839 | $27,134,741 | $39,630,060 | $15,437,381 | $4,258,917 | $6,723,777 | $10,545,874 |
| Spain | $122,217 | $20,975 | $18,839 | $9,954 | $1,512 | $790 | |
| Sweden | $134 | $136 | $148 | $1,848 | $131 | | |
| Switzerland | | | $5 | | | | $113 |
| Tanzania | $211 | $82,227 | $522 | | | | $4,564 |
| Thailand | | | | | | | $128,840 |
| Turkey | $178 | | | | $1,012 | $474 | |
| Uganda | $15,891,058 | $18,062,760 | $17,324,929 | $20,033,016 | $11,747,589 | $5,094,788 | |
| Ukraine | | | $77,528 | | | | |
| United Arab Emirates | | | $443,414 | $935,656 | | | |
| United Kingdom | $9,350 | $31,223 | $21,781 | $102,790 | $11,389 | $75,181 | $91,925 |
| United States | $12,129,839 | $9,133,135 | $22,601,679 | $28,549,837 | $6,568,871 | $13,056,092 | $1,631,610 |
| Vietnam | | | | $2,583 | $23,600 | | |
| Zambia | $7,523,731 | $4,797,248 | $9,624,338 | $24,837,630 | $101,592,365 | $116,061,900 | |
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