Antimony: who produces it, who holds it
Mine production by country, 2025, and reserves, from USGS (Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026)). Shares, ranks and concentration are computed from those rows.
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Concentration of mine production: How this is computedSum of the squares of each producer’s share of world output (0–1).Method →Code → on the Herfindahl index over the countries listed individually (a single supplier would score one).
| Country | Mine production, 2025 (tonnes) | 2024 | Share · rank | Reserves (tonnes) | Share · rank | Export restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony · 2025Open the source → | 40,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 830,000 | How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 4 |
| Russia | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony · 2025Open the source → | 40,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 350,000 | How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 3 |
| Tajikistan | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony · 2025Open the source → | 22,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 60,000 | How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 2 |
| Bolivia | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony · 2025Open the source → | 5,300 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 310,000 | How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 3 |
| Burma | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony · 2025Open the source → | 4,500 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 140,000 | How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 7 |
| Turkey | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony · 2025Open the source → | 3,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 99,000 | How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Australia | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony · 2025Open the source → | 1,270 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 110,000 | How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Kazakhstan | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony · 2025Open the source → | 800 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | not available | — | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony · 2025Open the source → | 700 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 260,000 | How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 1 |
| Mexico | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony · 2025Open the source → | 600 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 18,000 | How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Pakistan | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony · 2025Open the source → | 260 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 26,000 | How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Vietnam | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony · 2025Open the source → | 220 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 54,000 | How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 2 |
| Laos | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony · 2025Open the source → | 200 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | not available | — | — |
| Iran | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony · 2025Open the source → | 90 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | not available | — | — |
| Guatemala | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony · 2025Open the source → | 50 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | not available | — | 2 |
| Canada | none | none | — | 78,000 | How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| United States | withheld (W) | none | — | 60,000 | How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
World total 2025: 110,000 tonnes; reserves: more than 2,000,000 tonnes. Countries USGS or EIA fold into “other countries” are not listed or ranked. USGS reserves: the part of an identified resource that could be economically extracted or produced at the time of determination (MCS Appendix C). Roughly proved + probable; not the broader resource. USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Antimony, table “World Mine Production and Reserves”, read 2026-09-25.
Export restrictions on antimony
OECD Inventory of Export Restrictions on Critical Raw Materials (2024 data). About 80 exporting countries. A country or resource with no row is not recorded in the inventory, which is not the same as unrestricted. OECD Data Explorer ↗
- Zimbabwe
- Export prohibition on scrap since 2023-01-06 Base Minerals Export Control (Unbeneficiated Base Mineral Ores) Order, 2023 ↗
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2002-02-01 Base Minerals Control Export Act Act 4/1949; R.G.N. 97/1969, 22/2001 ↗
- Tajikistan
- Export prohibition on scrap since 2020-03-31 On the ban on the export of scrap and waste of ferrous and non-ferrous metals from the Republic of Tajikistan ↗
- Licensing requirement on ore since 2006-05-06 On the rules for sale and purchase, export and import of precious metals, precious stones and raw materials containing precious and non-ferrous metals ↗
- Kenya
- Export prohibition on scrap since 2015-01-01 Scrap Metal Act 2015 ↗
- Export tax 20% on scrap since 2016-09-07 The Miscellaneous Fees and Duties Act 2016 ↗
- Burundi
- Export prohibition on scrap since 2010-06-29 Prohibited and restricted goods under the second and third schedule of the EAC Customs Management Act, 2004; Prohibited and restricted goods; Export Procedures. ↗
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2023-11-23 Decret No.100/224 du 23 Novembre 2023 portant modalites d'application de la Loi No.1/19 du 04 Aout 2023 portant Code Minier du Burundi en rapport avec la mine artisanale, la mine semi-mecanisee, la carriere artisanale et la carriere mecanisee ↗
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2023-08-04 Loi No.1/19 du 04 Aout 2023 portant modification de la Loi No.1/21 du 15 Octobre 2023 portant Code Minier du Burundi ↗
- Export tax 1% on scrap since 2023-12-11 Ordonnance Ministerielle conjointe No.760/540/1443 portant regime fiscal applicable a la mine artisanale, la mine semi-mecanisee, la carriere artisanale et la carriere mecanisee au Burundi ↗
- Export tax 3% on scrap since 2023-12-11 Ordonnance Ministerielle conjointe No.760/540/1443 portant regime fiscal applicable a la mine artisanale, la mine semi-mecanisee, la carriere artisanale et la carriere mecanisee au Burundi ↗
- Fiscal tax on exports 30000 FBU on scrap since 2022-07-01 Loi portant fixation du budget general de la Republique du Burundi pour l'exercice 2022/2023 ↗
- Fiscal tax on exports 15000 FBU on scrap since 1998-11-05 Redevance sur les produits de carrières et droits perçus sur les documents miniers ↗
- Rwanda
- Export prohibition on scrap since 2010-06-29 Prohibited and restricted goods under the second and third schedule of the EAC Customs Management Act, 2004; Prohibited and restricted goods; Export Procedures. ↗
- Nigeria
- Export prohibition on scrap Export Prohibition List ↗
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2024-07-04 New rates regime of the ministry's departments and agencies announced by the honourable minister of solid minerals development dr. Dele Dlake on Thursday July 4, 2024 during the press briefing ↗
- Licensing requirement on scrap Notice to exporters ↗
- Other export measures on scrap Notice to exporters ↗
- Guatemala
- Export quota 2500 Metric ton on scrap since 2012-01-13 Acuerdo Gubernativo 32-2012 ↗
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2012-12-21 Acuerdo Ministerial 687-2012 ↗
- China
- Licensing requirement on chemical since 2024-09-15, until 2024-12-31 Announcement No.33, 2024 of the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China ↗
- Licensing requirement on ore, chemical, metal, scrap since 2024-01-01, until 2024-12-31 Announcement No.65, 2023 of the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China ↗
- Export tax 20% on ore, scrap since 2024-01-01, until 2024-12-31 Annoucement No.10, 2023 of OCTC ↗
- Export tax 5% on metal since 2024-01-01, until 2024-12-31 Annoucement No.10, 2023 of OCTC ↗
- South Africa
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2022-11-30 Notice R. 2801 of 2022, Policy Implementation Actions on measures to Restrict and Regulate Trade in Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals Waste, Scrap and Semi-Finished Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metal Products to Limit Damage to Infrastructure and the Economy, See Paragraph 3.4.3 & 3.4.4 (Government Gazette No. 47627, 30 Nov 2022) / Notice R. 92, International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Government Gazette No 35007, 10 Feb 2012) - Export Control ↗
- Licensing requirement on metal since 2012-02-10 Notice 92, International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa, in Staatskoerant (Gazette) No 35007, 10 Feb 2012 ; Export Control ↗
- Oman
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2021-01-25 Ministerial decision 15/2021 issuing the regulation governing the export of waste ↗
- Gabon
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2020-07-17 Loi n° 019/2020 du 17 juillet 2020 portant modification de certaines dispositions de la loi n° 014/2019 du 22 janvier 2020 déterminant les ressources et les charges de l’Etat pour l’année 2020 ↗
- Fiscal tax on exports 0-5% on scrap since 2015-01-30 Loi n0017/2014 du 30 janvier 2015 portant reglernentation du secteur minier en Republique Gabonaise ↗
- Senegal
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2016-11-14 Arrete ministeriel No 16.592 en date du 14 novembre 2016 portant sur l'exportation de la ferraille et des sous produits ferreux ↗
- Fiscal tax on exports 3% on scrap since 2014-11-03 Loi de Finances Rectificative pour 2014 ↗
- Kyrgyzstan
- Zambia
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2015-08-13 The Mines And Minerals Development Act 2015 ↗
- Export tax 25% or 1 000 kwacha/tonne whichever is greater% on scrap since 2014-01-01 Act No.16 of 2013 | Amending Customs and Excise ↗
- Other export measures on scrap since 2015-08-14 The Mines And Minerals Development Act 2015 ↗
- Botswana
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2015-04-01 Ferrous and non ferrous metal waste and scrap export permit ↗
- Jamaica
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2013-01-02 Scrap Metal Regulations 2013 ↗
- Myanmar
- Licensing requirement on ore since 2012-09-07 Export Import Law ↗
- Licensing requirement on chemical since 2012-09-07 Export Import Law ↗
- Licensing requirement on metal since 2012-09-07 Export Import Law ↗
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2012-09-07 Export Import Law ↗
- Other export measures on ore, chemical, metal, scrap since 2024-12-27, until 2025-01-25 Notification No.90/2024 concerning the announcement to levy taxes based on weekly foreign exchange rate ↗
- Other export measures on ore, chemical, metal, scrap since 2023-12-06, until 2024-12-27 Notification No.26/2023 concerning the amendment of the export earnings exchanged to Myanmar kyats ↗
- Other export measures on chemical since 2016-06-20 Pesticide Law 2016 ↗
- Bolivia
- Licensing requirement on ore, chemical, metal, scrap since 2012-05-17 Resolucion Ministerial 123/2012 ↗
- Export tax 2.5% on ore, chemical, metal, scrap since 2008-05-21 Decreto Supremo 29577-2008 ↗
- Fiscal tax on exports 0.05% on ore, chemical, metal, scrap since 2014-05-28 Ley de mineria y metalurgia 535 2014 ↗
- Ghana
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2010-10-22 Exportation of Non-Ferrous Metal Regulations, 2010 ↗
- Russia
- Licensing requirement on ore since 2010-09-23 On the approval of the Regulation on import into the Russian Federation from the states outside the Eurasian Economic Union, and the export from the Russian Federation to these states of precious metals, precious stones and raw materials containing precious metals ↗
- Export tax 0-7% on ore, chemical, scrap since 2023-10-01, until 2024-12-31 On the rates of export customs duties on goods exported from the Russian Federation outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, and on amendments to the rates of export customs duties on goods exported from the Russian Federation outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union ↗
- Export tax on metal since 2023-10-01, until 2024-12-31 On the rates of export customs duties on goods exported from the Russian Federation outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, and on amendments to the rates of export customs duties on goods exported from the Russian Federation outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union ↗
- Ethiopia
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2010-07-24 Ethiopian Commercial Registration and Business Licensing Proclamation No. 686/2010 ↗
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 1997-02-13 Consolidated Foreign Exchanges Directives ↗
- Licensing requirement on scrap Ethiopia Customs Guide for Imports & Exports ↗
- Other export measures on scrap since 2010-08-04 Proclamation No. 678/2010 A PROCLAMATION TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES ↗
- Sierra Leone
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2010-01-01 Mines related license ↗
- Fiscal tax on exports 3 or 6.5% on scrap since 2024-01-10 Finance Act 2024 ↗
- Fiscal tax on exports 3% on scrap since 2010-01-07, until 2024-01-10 Mines and Minerals Act (2009) ↗
- Israel
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2006-08-23 Import and Export Order ↗
- Dem. Rep. Congo
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 2002-07-11 LOI No 007/2002 DU 11 JUILLET 2002 PORTANT CODE MINIER ↗
- Export tax 0.5% on scrap since 2008-08-22 Arrete interministeriel No 0495/CAB.MIN/MINES/O1/2008 et No 195/ CAB/ MIN/FINANCES/2008 du 22 aout 2008 fixant les performances, le régime douanier, fiscal et parafiscal applicable aux exploitants artisanaux, negociants, comptoirs d'achat des substances minerales de production artisanale et entites de traitement ou de transformation ↗
- Export surtax 1% on scrap since 2008-08-22 Arrete interministeriel No 0495/CAB.MIN/MINES/O1/2008 et No 195/ CAB/ MIN/FINANCES/2008 du 22 aout 2008 fixant les performances, le régime douanier, fiscal et parafiscal applicable aux exploitants artisanaux, negociants, comptoirs d'achat des substances minerales de production artisanale et entites de traitement ou de transformation ↗
- Fiscal tax on exports 100 USD on scrap since 2022-08-02 Arrete interministeriel No 0340/CAB.MIN/MINES /2022 et No 054/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2022 du 02 aout 2022 portant fixation des taux des droits, taxes et redevances a percevoir a l'initiative du Ministere des Mines ↗
- Other export measures on scrap since 2018-03-09 Loi No 18/001 du 09 mars 2018 modifiant et completant la Loi No 007/2002 du 11 juillet 2002 portant Code minier ↗
- Tunisia
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 1994-08-29 Décret N° 97-1743 du 29 août 1994 portant fixation des modalités de réalisation des opérations de commerce extérieur. ↗
- Morocco
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 1994-04-19 Arrêté du ministre du commerce extérieur, des investissements extérieurs et de l'artisanat n° 1308-94 du 7 kaada 1414 (19 avril 1994) ↗
- Japan
- Licensing requirement on scrap since 1993-12-15 Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law (Law No.137 of 1970, as amended) ↗
- Vietnam
- Export tax 22% on scrap since 2024-12-16 Decree 144/2024/ND-CP dated 01/11/2024 on Implementing certain articles of Decree 26/2023/ND-CP on Export Tariffs, Preferential Import Tariffs, List of goods and absolute tax rates, mixed taxes, import taxes outside tariff quotas ↗
- Export tax 22% on scrap since 2023-07-15, until 2024-12-15 Decree 26/2023/ND-CP dated 31/05/2023 on Export Tariffs, Preferential Import Tariffs, List of goods and absolute tax rates, mixed taxes, import taxes outside tariff quotas ↗
- Argentina
- Export tax 12% on scrap since 2020-12-30 Decreto 1060/2020 ↗
- Export tax 4,5% on scrap since 2020-12-30 Decreto 1060/2020 ↗
- Guinea
- Export tax 2% on scrap since 2011-09-09 Tarif douanier de la R�publique de Guin�e ↗
- Uzbekistan
- Other export measures on scrap since 2017-12-16 On additional measures for export stimulation and ensuring competitiveness of domestic products on external markets ↗
- India
- Other export measures 25% on scrap since 2015-07-20 Corrigendum No. 03 RMC/Dynamic Pricing Policy/2015/0 ↗
- Other export measures 20% on scrap since 2013-04-01 Corrigendum No. 03 RMC/Dynamic Pricing Policy/2015/0 ↗
- Namibia
- Other export measures on scrap since 2012-02-06 COMMENCEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 2007 ↗
- Madagascar
- Other export measures on scrap since 2006-08-19 DECRET N° 2006-910 du 19 août 2006 portant application du Code minier ↗