RankCountryImports of Nickel ores & concs. in USD (2010)
1China$1,945,465,228
2Canada$411,415,755
3Finland$371,588,497
4Japan$365,598,118
5Zimbabwe$269,794,897
6Korea, South$163,143,797
7Netherlands$101,653,332
8Ukraine$77,219,195
9Botswana$43,708,570
10France$3,924,736
11Philippines$3,855,852
12India$2,504,170
13Germany$1,675,949
14Belgium$1,611,519
15South Africa$1,086,927
16Norway$308,297
17United Kingdom$254,769
18Singapore$213,758
19Mexico$169,991
20Vietnam$160,250
21Hong Kong$155,514
22Czech Republic$150,874
23United States$134,869
24Spain$57,948
25Malaysia$50,521
26Brazil$47,883
27Bulgaria$38,539
28Morocco$23,561
29Bahrain$16,610
30Sweden$16,000
31New Caledonia$12,489
32Colombia$10,254
33Israel$9,000
34Kenya$7,680
35Russia$6,861
36Greece$6,782
37Switzerland$6,415
38Argentina$5,634
39Oman$5,451
40Ireland$5,119
41Zambia$4,621
42Thailand$4,091
43New Zealand$2,705
44Indonesia$2,006
45Turkey$1,436
46Pakistan$888
47Latvia$560
48Slovakia$494
49Cyprus$462
50Cote d'Ivoire$240
51Croatia$166
52Ecuador$110
53Dominican Republic$65
54Ghana$56
55Tunisia$55
56Bhutan$43
57Tanzania$38
58Italy$15
59Serbia$11
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Albania   $2,490   
Algeria$6,282$4,708     
Argentina$230    $5,634 
Armenia  $5,250    
Australia$48,366$4,644$966$9,905$42,257 $59,460
Austria$306,924  $6,050$3,542  
Bahrain  $745$8,183$806$16,610$1,031
Belgium$487,678$1,506,529$1,747,329$2,048,016$2,627,085$1,611,519$1,484,337
Bhutan $804   $43 
Bolivia$2,047      
Bosnia and Herzegovina$42,435   $2,358 $2,389
Botswana$59,729,971$60,040,786$34,077,400$78,943,829$61,352,820$43,708,570$8
Brazil$29,652$40,944$53$2,080,695$1,722,178$47,883$935,497
Bulgaria $10,435$89,061  $38,539 
Canada$260,729,983$137,710,932$256,435,851$38,305,805$199,750,665$411,415,755$423,498,212
Cape Verde    $134  
Chile$4,209$1,483    $7,553
China$174,186,668$439,306,506$2,413,109,191$2,050,357,386$1,056,566,202$1,945,465,228$4,905,363,978
Colombia$39,828$63,527$53,298$18,512$6,987$10,254$9,870
Costa Rica  $346   $1,986
Cote d'Ivoire$12,075  $21 $240$22
Croatia     $166 
Cyprus  $816  $462 
Czech Republic$104,788$212,535$400,873$290,533$112,100$150,874$413,512
Denmark  $29,342$11,461$1 $152,695
Dominican Republic  $20 $58$65 
Ecuador$63  $319 $110$30
Egypt$1,002 $175,273 $29,746  
El Salvador  $62    
Estonia  $549 $586  
Faroe Islands$258      
Finland$167,351,786$482,545,521$1,137,323,594$930,788,660$214,803,050$371,588,497$535,272,036
France$47,282$48,966$1,585,267$1,778,503$19,371,713$3,924,736$48,700
Germany$62,000$142,000$3,312,000$1,607,000$920,000$1,675,949$4,842,218
Ghana  $32 $69$56 
Greece$927,494$100,947$5,877$13,836$74,855$6,782$10,255
Guatemala   $25$231  
Hong Kong   $601 $155,514$188,064
Hungary      $1,000
India $113,884$774,207$4,166,285$1,704,210$2,504,170$37,855,487
Indonesia$17,850$4,278$127$41,239$1,294$2,006$14,209
Ireland$3,495$2,234$618,921$102,271$72,906$5,119 
Israel   $7,000$1,000$9,000 
Italy$39,876$5,796  $1,129$15$1,211
Japan$344,455,408$345,475,970$640,969,861$477,208,963$224,853,919$365,598,118$351,697,159
Jordan   $1,922   
Kenya$6,823$4,879$16,863$10,039$8,195$7,680 
Korea, South $1,532$48,603$39,200,389$94,256,000$163,143,797$147,526,461
Kuwait $302,018$1,646$12,076   
Kyrgyzstan      $258
Latvia     $560 
Lebanon  $13,932    
Luxembourg    $7,931  
Macedonia$17,194,309$37,743,068$127,133,868$95,157,029  $124,790,669
Madagascar $593     
Malaysia $28,615$2,392$87,776$49,530$50,521 
Malta  $19,588    
Mauritius$324 $849 $5,465 $109
Mexico$161,649$4$52$10$179$169,991$19,314
Morocco$121,595$31 $244,466 $23,561 
Mozambique $1,314     
Namibia $695$188$668   
Netherlands$155,396 $115,292$33,890$2,237,377$101,653,332 
New Caledonia$476  $298$1,060$12,489 
New Zealand    $369$2,705$6,962
Norway     $308,297 
Oman$260$11,592$4,642$611$262,973$5,451 
Pakistan     $888 
Peru$5,170     $3,949
Philippines$234$453   $3,855,852$63,730
Poland  $97,454    
Qatar$17,325      
Romania$185 $35,820$6,888$147,268  
Russia$84,597 $6,283$135,236 $6,861 
Saudi Arabia $110$40    
Serbia$17$1,166 $2,202$939$11 
Singapore $30,603$1,123,899$131,592$136,299$213,758$200,797
Slovakia    $31,643$494$9,689
Slovenia  $6,864    
South Africa$220,663,460$172,469,075$224,210,879$234,571,379$23,374$1,086,927$149,185,257
Spain$456,496$174,200$4,789,637$45,686$59,456$57,948 
Swaziland$2,962$325     
Sweden  $742$770$132$16,000 
Switzerland$456  $57,363$19,612$6,415$3,479
Tanzania     $38 
Thailand$1,217$4,795$297,292$69,844$3,800$4,091$137,618
Trinidad and Tobago  $38    
Tunisia     $55 
Turkey $1,653$618  $1,436$821
Ukraine$31,689,393$55,912,281$74,260,690$78,354,310$59,849,757$77,219,195$72,342,108
United Arab Emirates$8,389 $8,696    
United Kingdom$29,388$152,409$21,052,446$6,551,647$2,653,073$254,769$25,172
United States$70,416$3,576 $130,160 $134,869$3,558
Venezuela $107     
Vietnam $108,500$53,994$210,597$95,906$160,250 
Zambia $11,125$74$393$4,565$4,621 
Zimbabwe $1,891,804$20,024,443$4,990,705$4,481,104$269,794,897