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| Product | Price | Source and period | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-Purity Gallium Metal (99.99% Ga) | Not published $/kg | No free current source Background only: USGS 2025 annual average: $580 $/kg (yearly average, not a current price) | - |
- Largest producer
- China 99%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 9,804
- Producing countries
- 3
- Export measures
- 1
Global Production by Country
USGS MCS 2026 ground truthTop producing jurisdictions, annual metric output (kilograms), and modeled global production shares.
| Country | Production (kilograms) | Global Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | 900,000 | 99.0% |
| Russia | 6,000 | 0.7% |
| Japan | 3,000 | 0.3% |
Export Controls & Trade Restrictions
1 Active Sovereign MeasureStatutory export bans, quotas, and licensing regimes documented by the USGS (effective January 2026) and national trade ministries affecting physical gallium trade corridors.
China maintains an export licensing requirement for materials and technologies covering Antimony (2024), bismuth (2025), synthesized diamond (2025), gallium (2023), germanium (2023), graphite (2023), indium (2025), magnesium materials (2024), molybdenum (2025), rare earths (2025), silver (2026), tellurium (2025), tungsten (2025), and items related to lithium batteries and artificial graphite anode materials (2025), as compiled by the USGS from official and reported sources effective January 2026.
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Analytics for gallium
Opens with Gallium Metal (High Purity 99.99% / 4N) selected and its usual route suggested: Bauxite byproduct refinery to Almaty + Air freight to Tokyo via Dubai.
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How concentrated is global mine production of gallium?▼
Global gallium extraction is highly concentrated with a Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) of 9,804. The leading producer is China, representing 99% of global mine output, with 3 countries reporting commercial production, based on USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (MCS 2026).
Which jurisdictions enforce export controls or bans on gallium?▼
There are 1 documented sovereign export control regimes affecting gallium trade corridors: China (China maintains an export licensing requirement for materials and technologies covering Antimony (2024), bismuth (2025), synthesized diamond (2025), gallium (2023), germanium (2023), graphite (2023), indium (2025), magnesium materials (2024), molybdenum (2025), rare earths (2025), silver (2026), tellurium (2025), tungsten (2025), and items related to lithium batteries and artificial graphite anode materials (2025), as compiled by the USGS from official and reported sources effective January 2026.).
What is the net import reliance and critical supply vulnerability for gallium?▼
US net import reliance for gallium is recorded at 100%, with primary foreign supply originating from Canada, Japan, China, Germany. It is classified as an essential strategic mineral across US and Indian criticality lists.