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Indium in numbers

Indium (In) drawn as one poster: 1.1 kt of world refinery production in 2025, China the largest producer, 6 critical mineral lists. Scroll to draw it, then download it as SVG or PNG.

PROSPECTOR TRAILS · INFOGRAPHIC · DATA YEAR 2025IndiumInTechnology metal · symbol InIndium is used in indium tin oxide (ITO) coatings for flat-panel displays and touchscreens,solders and semiconductors. It is a by-product of zinc refining.WORLD REFINERY PRODUCTION 20251.1 ktIn (refinery). USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries.TOP PRODUCER: CHINA69%760 t of the world total in 2025.WORLD RESERVES 20241.8 ktLargest in China (1.1 kt). In (refinery).CRITICAL MINERAL LISTS6Current government critical or strategic lists namingindium, across 6 jurisdictions.TOP 3 PRODUCERS91%US NET IMPORT RELIANCE 2025100%PRICE 2025380 $/kgTOP PRODUCERS 2025Where indium comes fromChina760 t69%South Korea180 t16%Japan65 t5.9%Canada40 t3.6%France21 t1.9%Belgium19 t1.7%Russia5.0 t0.5%Uzbekistan1.0 t0.1%Refinery production, In (refinery). Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, estimates.Refinery output was about 1,100 t in 2025: China about 760 t, Korea 180 t, Japan 65 t and Canada 40t.1972–2022A century of indium production0.00 t250 t500 t750 t1.0 kt197219791986199320012008201520222022: 999 t1972: 68 tWorld production, USGS column 'World production'. Source: USGS Data Series 140, historical statistics.PRODUCING COUNTRIES8 countries reported indium output in 2025Filled countries produce it; brighter is larger. Outline map simplified from Natural Earth.TRADE FLOWS 2024Biggest indium trade routesChina → South Korea$93 mSingapore → China$60 mChina → United States$53 mBrazil → China$44 mOther Asia → Japan$41 mHS 811292: Unwrought Ga/Ge/In/Hf/Nb/Re/V and powders (basket HS 8112.92). World trade $856 m in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI(HS22).POLICYOn the critical listsUnited States (USGS): critical 2025United Kingdom (BGS): critical 2024Australia: critical 2024Canada: critical 2024India: critical 2023South Korea: critical 2023EXPORT CONTROLSChina: licensing requirement from 2025. Source: OECD export restrictions inventory and government notices, asrecorded in our data.prospectortrails.comSources: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, CEPII BACI, IEA (CC BY 4.0), World Bank,government lists. Figures rounded.PROSPECTOR TRAILSOpen data, drawn in numbers
Indium infographic: world production, top producers, reserves, a century of output, producing countries on a map, trade routes, critical lists. Data year 2025.

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World refinery production, 2025
1.1 kt (In (refinery)) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Largest producer
China, 760 t (69% of world) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Top three producers' share
91% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
World reserves, 2024
1.8 kt (In (refinery)), largest in China USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Critical mineral lists
6 current lists in 6 jurisdictions (Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, India, South Korea, United States) government critical mineral lists
US net import reliance, 2025
100% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Price, 2025
380 $/kg (Price, annual average, dollars per kilogram: Rotterdam, duties unpaid) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
World production, 1972
68 t (USGS historical series, as reported) USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
World production, 2022 (historical series)
999 t USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
Largest trade flow, 2024
China → South Korea, $93 m (HS 811292, Unwrought Ga/Ge/In/Hf/Nb/Re/V and powders); world trade $856 m CEPII BACI trade database
Export controls
China (licensing requirement)

Sources

USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics) · CEPII BACI trade database · government critical mineral lists. Figures are rounded; country names follow our atlas.

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