Distribution of rare earth metal exports worldwide in 2024, by country

The leading exporting country of rare earth metal compounds in 2024 was Myanmar, accounting for nearly **** percent of the global rare earth metal exports that year. In the second position was China, which accounted for more than  **** percent of the global rare metal exports, before Malaysia and Laos. In comparison, the United States accounted for ***  percent share of the rare earth metal exports worldwide.

China was the world's largest importer of rare earth metal compounds that year.