RankCountryImports of Mica waste in USD (2010)
1Cameroon$1,165,987
2United States$602,718
3United Kingdom$378,674
4Japan$304,363
5Canada$240,226
6Iran$162,303
7Philippines$107,842
8Germany$92,740
9Korea, South$77,775
10Brazil$28,869
11Ireland$28,195
12Italy$20,417
13India$17,223
14Spain$12,574
15Belgium$12,100
16Turkey$10,564
17Thailand$9,227
18Australia$8,754
19France$6,627
20Malaysia$5,913
21Egypt$4,273
22Malta$2,967
23New Zealand$2,590
24Mauritius$2,521
25Switzerland$1,882
26Sri Lanka$1,762
27Bahamas, The$1,380
28Oman$596
29Ghana$254
30Indonesia$223
31Austria$45
32South Africa$37
33Paraguay$14
34Finland$4
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Albania $31,629$252    
Australia$1,086$7,864$10,913$15,259$12,867$8,754$3,077
Austria    $35$45 
Azerbaijan$25,750      
Bahamas, The$590  $194 $1,380$2,308
Bahrain $649$1,372    
Bangladesh $514$197    
Barbados$167$19,182     
Belgium  $2,264,316$1,222,496$28,758$12,100$74,909
Bolivia   $22,145   
Botswana $6,472$3,791$6,264$69  
Brazil    $95$28,869 
Brunei $123     
Cambodia$891      
Cameroon  $45,202$778,882$1,314,325$1,165,987 
Canada$315,926$356,002$455,714$446,164$425,983$240,226$697
Chile   $17   
China $23,634$178,362    
Costa Rica $858$2,148 $226  
Dominican Republic $44     
East Timor$3      
Egypt  $3,526$4,852$8,303$4,273$19,410
Ethiopia$116$11     
Faroe Islands   $509$131  
Finland    $3$4 
France$510,152 $1,373 $2,776$6,627$86,268
Gambia, The$35$534     
Germany$197,000$200,000$195,000$254,000$67,000$92,740$12,381
Ghana    $165$254 
Iceland $552     
India$35,699$122,896$156,358$113,185$109,739$17,223$49,540
Indonesia   $204$6,226$223 
Iran     $162,303 
Ireland     $28,195 
Italy$13,313$70,943$4,722 $241$20,417$4,812
Japan$511,941$502,569$551,687$366,574$326,715$304,363$270,160
Korea, South$127,541$172,671$133,888$241,989$145,222$77,775$99,491
Kuwait $6,144$6,728    
Malaysia    $6,556$5,913 
Malta     $2,967 
Mauritius     $2,521$10,679
Mexico $4,891 $4,391$23,913  
Mozambique  $308    
Namibia$5,426$4,173     
Netherlands$1,243      
Netherlands Antilles   $1,281   
New Zealand   $1,241$2,310$2,590$4,446
Niger$57      
Nigeria $507,539     
Norway$11,067$47,640$8,017$4,165   
Oman  $161  $596 
Paraguay     $14 
Philippines$15,770$19,165  $62,144$107,842$389,662
Portugal$3,220$3,097    $802
Rwanda    $5,131  
Saudi Arabia$16,629$27,571$83,027    
Senegal    $913  
Singapore$34,101$36,576 $7,062$2,277 $1,237
Slovakia    $1,449  
South Africa    $4,890$37 
Spain$185,466$174,449$11,754$64,662$92,871$12,574 
Sri Lanka$9,531    $1,762 
Swaziland$96$146$753    
Switzerland$145  $5,278$836$1,882 
Syria $1,622     
Tanzania    $79  
Thailand$11,533$29,269$36,183$44,841$31,339$9,227 
Turkey$3,441   $6,030$10,564 
Uganda$501  $487   
United Arab Emirates$2,645  $490   
United Kingdom$1,023,136$745,048$952,621$620,503$6,489$378,674$18,735
United States$387,128$502,442$570,214$888,997$741,591$602,718$634,020
Yemen $931 $3,335   
Zambia   $36   
Zimbabwe $129 $606