RankCountryImports of Iron ores & concs. (excl. roasted iron pyrites), agglom. in USD (2010)
1China$3,714,422,085
2Germany$1,859,582,217
3Japan$1,617,272,755
4Korea, South$955,415,795
5Canada$878,882,248
6Austria$689,494,308
7Italy$664,943,746
8Argentina$634,558,724
9United States$588,345,698
10Turkey$576,550,753
11Egypt$543,068,033
12France$485,478,298
13United Kingdom$467,898,793
14Slovakia$466,401,438
15Saudi Arabia$366,256,458
16Australia$298,267,528
17Qatar$268,909,109
18Czech Republic$267,054,638
19Netherlands$252,621,290
20Russia$238,298,150
21Spain$199,692,956
22Serbia$167,491,897
23Hungary$162,513,000
24India$156,737,267
25Malaysia$144,684,346
26Finland$125,829,231
27Mexico$120,080,960
28Romania$72,341,561
29Belgium$59,573,356
30Poland$56,170,688
31South Africa$51,309,101
32Ukraine$19,750,707
33Algeria$14,143,067
34Indonesia$9,223,661
35Iceland$7,338,928
36Norway$5,158,274
37Vietnam$2,822,100
38Denmark$1,495,739
39Bulgaria$556,898
40Ireland$383,474
41Singapore$157,071
42Belarus$45,500
43Tunisia$43,078
44Luxembourg$33,939
45Greece$33,324
46Bhutan$20,141
47Thailand$11,771
48Nepal$9,548
49Colombia$6,322
50Fiji$6,213
51Trinidad and Tobago$5,586
52Brazil$2,345
53Portugal$1,930
54Chile$1,769
55Cyprus$1,190
56Iran$720
57Mozambique$391
58Ecuador$313
59Croatia$156
60Lithuania$69
61Ethiopia$46
62Malawi$44
63Uganda$33
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Algeria$45,745,295$52,644,121$54,951,915$32,892,345$2,478$14,143,067$2,191,228
Argentina$294,504,163$339,325,251$321,810,547$599,282,426$153,251,033$634,558,724$881,022,326
Armenia$115,136$107,440$256,242$250,890$194,228 $352,550
Aruba      $34
Australia$115,977,760$217,109,332$260,457,746$283,777,128$155,580,431$298,267,528$287,891,184
Austria$269,089,796$231,881,375$302,990,200$386,568,726$291,204,125$689,494,308 
Bahrain   $8,369,869$12,675  
Bangladesh $351,816     
Belarus$310,400$95,200$30,100$39,900$19,100$45,500$115,200
Belgium$1,766$13,175,891$11,693,084$34,118$6,920,667$59,573,356$45,793,862
Bhutan$10,098$21,170$12,719$3,071$10,097$20,141 
Bolivia$7,488$1     
Botswana $45$1,112$4,138  $6
Brazil$2,043  $9,989,482 $2,345$6,099
Bulgaria$13,721,577$6,747,915$10,893,047$11,788,977$270,025$556,898$14,543
Canada$540,981,348$583,817,929$566,653,407$1,003,420,618$258,262,401$878,882,248$892,025,265
Chile   $77$2,248$1,769$13,659
China$2,423,717,068$2,053,574,064$2,852,383,144$3,627,292,377$3,072,999,749$3,714,422,085$6,823,865,313
Colombia$8,951$4,022$4,415$4,356$11,142$6,322 
Cote d'Ivoire      $7,635
Croatia  $262  $156 
Cyprus     $1,190 
Czech Republic$341,434,296$398,054,530$398,805,180$624,614,616$134,960,534$267,054,638$346,764,302
Denmark$211,032$57,021$2,004,788$2,742,885$1,609,115$1,495,739$4,105,216
Ecuador     $313 
Egypt$9,920,081 $42,509,146$612,215,492$475,930,208$543,068,033$843,719,357
El Salvador    $177  
Estonia $3,806    $4,112
Ethiopia$7$11   $46 
Fiji     $6,213 
Finland$145,991,531$104,701,592$78,064,673$155,846,491$51,291,542$125,829,231$338,570,366
France$210,635,505$328,730,031$297,131,120$367,735,977$229,103,089$485,478,298$613,830,182
Gabon   $2,072   
Gambia, The $249     
Georgia    $85,731  
Germany$887,071,000$1,118,894,000$1,234,739,000$1,729,915,000$872,922,000$1,859,582,217$2,323,024,778
Greece  $11,343$7,180 $33,324 
Guatemala   $32,135$38,736  
Guinea$9,187      
Guyana $702     
Hong Kong   $74,164   
Hungary$78,808,000   $72,889,000$162,513,000$167,413,000
Iceland$4,177,022$3,195,611$5,273,139$7,998,369$4,815,984$7,338,928$9,934,206
India $62,515,040$46,754,979$13,329,635$68,990,262$156,737,267$136,565,736
Indonesia$47,315,319$2,813,932$3,034,560$30,912,148$10,937,622$9,223,661$2,224,130
Iran$20,648,613    $720 
Ireland  $44$47,665$755,493$383,474$627
Israel  $1,000    
Italy$500,477,835$538,177,969$588,824,217$812,949,946$313,788,484$664,943,746$1,165,095,394
Japan$527,418,447$878,846,530$1,198,264,424$1,619,885,111$722,861,018$1,617,272,755$1,826,898,640
Jordan$36,970   $2,834  
Kazakhstan$136,236$10,956,821$32,909,063$80,651,426$4,934,395  
Kenya$929,998$1,773,463 $4,391,654   
Korea, South$356,820,508$390,537,585$183,774,327$364,245,504$501,774,095$955,415,795$1,404,206,151
Kuwait   $2,626   
Latvia $168,023$1,902,508$1,759,404   
Lithuania     $69$100
Luxembourg $4,517  $15$33,939 
Madagascar $1,023     
Malawi     $44 
Malaysia$68,028,182$72,463,074$139,519,926$188,018,470$38,953,793$144,684,346$215,394,897
Mauritius      $19,272
Mexico$36,433,257$22,876,974$19,017,036$70,269,482$36,423,861$120,080,960$165,058,029
Mongolia$18,720$21,229$22,511    
Morocco$41,162$151$84    
Mozambique     $391$132,000
Namibia$3,213  $403,651   
Nepal    $250$9,548 
Netherlands$31,331,613$18,256,528$19,655,899$63,855,022$54,266,150$252,621,290 
New Caledonia    $1,919  
Nigeria  $519,307 $19,962  
Norway$2,109,645$3,266,616$2,528,414$7,469,089$4,469,237$5,158,274$2,863,489
Oman$7,246 $260,276$40,533   
Pakistan   $1,222$505  
Paraguay  $70,076    
Peru$204$692$6,078,340$19,613,602$170 $5,589,870
Philippines  $748,233$2,965,101   
Poland$76,801,071$127,285,784$252,795,017$283,918,876$37,894,906$56,170,688$49,068,466
Portugal $62,934$217,902$112,950$27,526$1,930 
Qatar$6,022,730$19,398,295$2,313  $268,909,109 
Romania$108,751,055$148,423,604$205,060,739$171,874,138$66,078,006$72,341,561$70,842,731
Russia$469,488,440$260,799,407$424,023,685$586,030,539$236,388,457$238,298,150 
Saudi Arabia$37,091,350$1,274,486$2,535  $366,256,458 
Serbia$89,608,168$129,513,303$136,195,319$213,228,890$75,774,484$167,491,897$163,874,252
Singapore$8,057$81,085$14,890$455,755$107,489$157,071$232
Slovakia$191,893,168$231,280,029$253,074,857$327,815,237$222,306,118$466,401,438$433,964,015
Slovenia  $29,499    
South Africa$4,001,161$45,971,807$44,449,997$100,576,494$36,760,547$51,309,101$80,793,218
Spain$114,529,510$69,149,951$88,957,005$228,495,796$98,436,234$199,692,956 
Sri Lanka$960      
Sudan   $663   
Suriname$1      
Swaziland $22,099     
Sweden$303,264$59,099$352,729$308$1,185 $463
Switzerland$533$80 $634$157  
Tanzania$33,747$839,111     
Thailand$37,808$52,269$38,397  $11,771$8,149
Trinidad and Tobago$182,335,061$228,095,113$442,382,763$266,406,682$39,478,245$5,586 
Tunisia $1,909   $43,078 
Turkey$195,492,599$307,074,054$353,339,576$384,016,328$562,147,892$576,550,753$736,403,376
Uganda    $245,608$33 
Ukraine$50,852,102$24,271,136$98,410,017$91,344,580$15,230,099$19,750,707$31,199,415
United Arab Emirates$289,773 $27,630,650$4,454,474   
United Kingdom$39,847$6,214,268$110,002,879$321,797,264$160,349,918$467,898,793$387,334,615
United States$386,434,765$452,413,052$448,775,740$730,666,639$339,525,932$588,345,698$623,344,133
Venezuela$29,065$51,932,655$32,815,329$96,124,445$57,283 $40,822,916
Vietnam$750$20,970$9,644$19,081$2,994,390$2,822,100 
Yemen $1,848,108  $1,797