List of countries by steel production
This is a list of countries by steel production from 21016 to 2018, based on data provided by the World Steel Association. All countries with annual production of crude steel at least 2 million metric tons are listed.| Rank (2018) | Country/Region | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | World | 1808.6 | 1674.8 | 1606.3 |
| 1 |  People's Republic of China |
928.3 | 831.7 | 786.9 |
| — |  European Union[15] |
168.2 | 168.7 | 162.3 |
| 2 |  India |
106.5 | 101.4 | 95.5 |
| 3 |  Japan |
104.3 | 104.7 | 104.8 |
| 4 |  United States |
86.7 | 81.6 | 78.5 |
| 5 |  South Korea |
72.5 | 71.1 | 68.6 |
| 6 |  Russia |
71.7 | 71.3 | 70.5 |
| 7 |  Germany |
42.4 | 43.6 | 42.1 |
| 8 |  Turkey |
37.3 | 37.5 | 33.2 |
| 9 |  Brazil |
34.7 | 34.4 | 30.2 |
| 10 |  Iran |
25 | 21.8 | 17.9 |
| 11 |  Italy |
24.5 | 24.0 | 23.3 |
| 12 |  Taiwan |
23.2 | 23.2 | 21.8 |
| 13 |  Ukraine |
21.1 | 22.7 | 24.2 |
| 14 |  Mexico |
20.1 | 20.0 | 19.0 |
| 15 |  France |
15.4 | 15.5 | 14.6 |
| 16 |  Spain |
14.3 | 14.5 | 13.6 |
| 17 |  Vietnam |
14.1 | 10.3 | 7.8 |
| 18 |  Canada |
13.1 | 13.7 | 12.7 |
| 19 |  Poland |
10.2 | 10.3 | 8.9 |
| 20 |  Belgium |
8.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 21 |  Egypt |
7.8 | 6.8 | 5.0 |
| 22 |  United Kingdom |
7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| 23 |  Austria |
6.9 | 8.1 | 7.4 |
| 24 |  Netherlands |
6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
| 25 |  South Africa |
6.3 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| 26 |  Australia |
5.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 27 |  Indonesia |
5.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 28 |  Saudi Arabia |
5.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 29 |  Slovakia |
5.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| 30 |  Argentina |
5.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| 31 |  Czech Republic |
5.0 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| 32 |  Pakistan |
4.8 | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| 33 |  Sweden |
4.7 | 4.7 | 4.62 |
| 34 |  Kazakhstan |
4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 35 |  Thailand |
4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 36 |  Finland |
4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| 37 |  Romania |
3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| 39 |  Malaysia |
3.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 38 |  United Arab Emirates |
3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 40 |  Qatar |
2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 41 |  Belarus |
2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 42 |  Luxembourg |
2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 43 |  Portugal |
2.1 | 2.0 | |
| 44 |  Hungary |
2.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| 45 |  Serbia |
2.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
 Soviet Union |
- | - | - | |
| — | Others[20] | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Exports
net: exports - imports| Rank | Country | Mt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 74.8 |
| 2 | Japan | 37.5 |
| 3 | South Korea | 31.4 |
| 4 | Russia | 31.1 |
| - | European Union | 31.1 |
| 5 | Germany | 26.4 |
| 6 | Italy | 18.2 |
| 7 | Belgium | 18.1 |
| 8 | Turkey | 16.6 |
| 9 | India | 16.3 |
| 10 | Brazil | 15.3 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 15.2 |
| 12 | France | 14.8 |
| 13 | Taiwan | 12.1 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 10.9 |
| 15 | United States | 10.2 |
| Rank | Country | Mt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 60.9 |
| 2 | Japan | 31.2 |
| 3 | Russia | 24.9 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 13.8 |
| 5 | Brazil | 13.0 |
| 6 | South Korea | 12.0 |
| 7 | India | 7.5 |
| 8 | Taiwan | 4.7 |
| 9 | Iran | 4.4 |
| 10 | Belgium | 4.0 |
| 11 | Austria | 3.3 |
| 12 | Slovakia | 2.2 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 2.1 |
Imports
Net: imports − exports| Rank | Country | Mt |
|---|---|---|
| - | European Union | 41.2 |
| 1 | United States | 35.4 |
| 2 | Germany | 27.1 |
| 3 | Italy | 20.1 |
| 4 | South Korea | 19.3 |
| 5 | Vietnam | 16.2 |
| 6 | Turkey | 15.8 |
| 7 | France | 15.1 |
| 8 | Thailand | 14.5 |
| 9 | Belgium | 14.1 |
| 10 | China | 13.9 |
| 11 | Mexico | 13.5 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 11.0 |
| 13 | Poland | 10.7 |
| 14 | Spain | 9.9 |
| 15 | India | 8.9 |
| Rank | Country | Mt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 25.2 |
| 2 | Thailand | 12.6 |
| 3 | Vietnam | 12.3 |
| - | European Union | 10.1 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 8.7 |
| 5 | Mexico | 8.6 |
| 6 | Philippines | 7.3 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 6.0 |
| 8 | Algeria | 4.6 |
| 9 | Poland | 4.5 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 3.8 |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 3.8 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 3.5 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 3.1 |
| 14 | Israel | 2.8 |
