Table 4.16
Molybdenum Exports by Product Type by Value
Unit: US$ million FOB · Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 · 2002 to 2025
| Series | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molybdenite concentrates | 226.1 | 315.6 | 1,346.9 | 2,726.2 | 2,232.7 | 3,161.4 | 2,286.4 | 1,148.1 | 1,231.4 | 1,450.2 | 1,209.8 | 836.5 | 1,148.8 | 687.4 | 737.9 | 1,016.9 | 1,443.5 | 1,275.2 | 1,236.3 | 1,688 | 1,976.9 | 2,316.9 | 1,905.9 | 2,529.3 |
| Ferromolybdenum | 16.4 | 37.3 | 160.1 | 456.5 | 550.5 | 708.8 | 804.4 | 200.2 | 313.3 | 433.2 | 324 | 221.8 | 272.5 | 67.5 | 68.9 | 94.4 | 206 | 155.9 | 103.3 | 318.9 | 321.9 | 320 | 279.8 | 190 |
| Molybdenum oxides and hydroxides | 20.1 | 30.5 | 117.3 | 218 | 243.1 | 242.9 | 246.5 | 71.8 | 155.5 | 117.5 | 97.4 | 80.5 | 137.6 | 82.5 | 120.6 | 155.1 | 228.3 | 190.4 | 164 | 303.7 | 274.3 | 428.1 | 351.7 | 375.8 |
| Molybdates | 7.5 | 11.7 | 22.3 | 32 | 31.9 | 25.4 | 42.5 | 27.5 | 26.1 | 20 | 13.3 | 10.6 | 23.5 | 10 | 17.1 | 27.9 | 20.7 | 29.1 | 13.3 | 38 | 38.2 | 51.1 | 40.6 | 24.2 |
| Metallic molybdenum and waste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | 0 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 |
| TOTAL | 270 | 395.1 | 1,646.7 | 3,432.7 | 3,058.2 | 4,138.5 | 3,379.7 | 1,447.7 | 1,726.4 | 2,021.1 | 1,644.6 | 1,149.4 | 1,582.4 | 847.3 | 944.6 | 1,294.2 | 1,898.5 | 1,650.6 | 1,516.9 | 2,348.6 | 2,611.2 | 3,116.1 | 2,578.1 | 3,119.2 |
Notes of the table
- (1) El valor corresponde al valor FOB declarado en el Documento Único de Salida. / The value corresponds to the FOB value declared in the Single Exit Document (DUS).
Source stated in the table
Elaborado por COCHILCO a partir del registro de exportaciones por código arancelario del Servicio Nacional de Aduanas de Chile. / Prepared by COCHILCO based on export records by tariff code from the National Customs Service of Chile.
Source: Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco), Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 (XLSX), 2026. Read on Oct 6, 2026.
n.d.: no data · n.a.: not applicable · “< 1”: less than one unit.