RankCountryExports of Lithium carbonates in USD (2010)
1Chile$174,108,278
2Argentina$47,457,283
3Belgium$21,684,341
4China$19,742,144
5Germany$14,902,462
6United States$12,071,465
7Korea, South$2,648,016
8Slovenia$1,965,341
9Netherlands$1,006,672
10United Kingdom$485,658
11Italy$300,148
12Austria$257,238
13Switzerland$222,932
14Poland$204,758
15Spain$191,405
16Singapore$155,434
17Denmark$99,620
18Canada$90,142
19France$74,231
20Japan$49,933
21Norway$45,250
22India$31,584
23Czech Republic$26,299
24Sweden$15,171
25South Africa$9,165
26Tunisia$6,690
27Lithuania$5,814
28Australia$3,958
29Turkey$2,032
30Hungary$1,000
31New Zealand$585
32Slovakia$318
33Finland$245
34Portugal$166
35Luxembourg$24
36Mexico$1
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Argentina$16,567,910$26,175,101$29,664,830$49,859,422$40,203,624$47,457,283$38,883,234
Australia$20,830$12,377$8,395$6,694$27,677$3,958$10,437
Austria$128,564$249,094$389,825$235,028$88,246$257,238 
Belgium$13,042,341$20,082,110$30,223,460$20,902,552$17,233,558$21,684,341$19,931,846
Botswana$173,719$132,228     
Brazil $21,040     
Canada$1,844,228$2,926,957$6,204,272$3,703,720$490,429$90,142$165,429
Chile$93,450,303$123,467,458$188,571,042$218,844,782$112,755,642$174,108,278$204,172,594
China$5,684,497$17,139,597$20,912,220$16,197,504$13,754,811$19,742,144$34,471,568
Croatia$3,229      
Czech Republic$99$12,881$5,166$30,351$2,768$26,299$68,418
Denmark$57,854$84,246$200,836$282,932$162,234$99,620$211,881
Estonia   $120,445$490  
Finland$21,434$897$1,127  $245$9,443
France$187,881$72,810$38,422$171,113$175,055$74,231$16,696
Germany$10,711,000$14,390,000$18,913,000$18,204,000$14,392,000$14,902,462$21,502,645
Hong Kong$5,549$15,957$31,511$21,348$9,288  
Hungary     $1,000 
India$150,098$240,403$7,544$136,615$25,089$31,584$252,904
Indonesia$1,440   $325  
Iran$1,016      
Italy$738,749$1,620,741$1,201,161$884,577$977,108$300,148$916,625
Japan$528,996$618,997$821,134$116,048$342,274$49,933$175,647
Kazakhstan $73,386     
Kenya   $120   
Korea, South$9,070$5 $354,280$1,135,805$2,648,016$1,572,387
Latvia    $1,011  
Lithuania  $219,447$210,538$55,522$5,814 
Luxembourg     $24 
Macedonia    $74,411  
Madagascar    $2,047  
Malaysia  $9,846    
Mexico$10,000$554$1$91 $1$7,833
Namibia$132      
Netherlands$756,150$1,096,786$2,454,611$2,157,321$1,656,200$1,006,672 
New Zealand$1,455    $585 
Norway  $30,666  $45,250$36,595
Panama  $3,000    
Peru   $8,278   
Poland$42,985$45,717$182,143$123,368$221,797$204,758$217,034
Portugal$568$1,040 $12$91$166$273
Romania $257,174     
Russia$5,761  $6,609$4,058  
Singapore$48,373$34,559$30,711$126,293$93,229$155,434$2,097,258
Slovakia     $318 
Slovenia$1,405,965$1,498,148$1,815,981$2,081,269$2,814,373$1,965,341$1,952,779
South Africa$222$7,484$4,853$1,975$8,194$9,165$6,024
Spain$247,717$457,197$148,550$79,804$130,377$191,405 
Swaziland$1,408      
Sweden$51,982$39,654 $3,388$657$15,171$308
Switzerland$11,755$6,801$14,894$15,323$15,109$222,932$798,146
Tanzania      $285
Thailand$4,202$2,346$13,870$22,356$18,600 $37,001
Tunisia     $6,690 
Turkey$1,353$3,934$904$4,875$9,854$2,032$1,086
United Kingdom$719,657$1,354,476$1,144,491$693,661$1,046,855$485,658$437,751
United States$17,297,821$14,927,732$17,863,989$22,907,271$10,742,315$12,071,465$12,760,569