Gallium
World low-purity production and production capacity, 2024–2025
Share of world primary low-purity production, 2025 · world total 900,000 kilograms
- China 99%
- Russia 0.7%
- Japan 0.3%
China accounted for 99% of world primary low-purity production of gallium in 2025 (900,000 kilograms). No other commodity among the 72 with a world total was as dominated by a single country. The United States relied on net imports for all of its gallium consumption in 2025. The three largest producers, China, Russia, and Japan, together supplied 100%.
Producer log
4 countries listed separately
| Country | Primary low-purity production 2024 | Primary low-purity production 2025 | Share of world 2025 | Change on 2024 | Production capacity 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 839,000 | 900,000 | 99% | +7.3% | 1,600,000 |
| Russia | 6,000 | 6,000 | 0.7% | 0% | 10,000 |
| Japan | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0.3% | 0% | 10,000 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other countries | 0 | 0 | 0% | 100,000 | |
| World total | 848,000 | 900,000 | 100% | +6.1% | 1,700,000 |
United States
supply, trade and import sources
100%
Net import reliance in 2025, as a percentage of reported consumption.
2021100
2022100
2023100
2024100
2025100
Import sources of metal, 2021–24
- Canada 28%
- Japan 22%
- China 18%
- Germany 16%
- Other countries 16%
Uses named for it in the 2025 critical minerals list: integrated circuits and optical devices.
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production, primary | — | — | — | — | — |
| Imports for consumption: Metal | 8,890 | 11,400 | 11,400 | 11,000 | 25,000 |
| Imports for consumption: Gallium arsenide wafers (gross weight) | 306,000 | 424,000 | 163,000 | 152,000 | 110,000 |
| Exports | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Consumption, reported | 17,100 | 19,700 | 17,800 | 18,700 | 19,000 |
| Stocks, consumer, yearend | 2,810 | 2,780 | 3,340 | 3,410 | 3,400 |
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Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, Gallium chapter (PDF page 90). How to read these figures.