Critical minerals investment growth rate

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-9%

Global · 2025

Critical minerals investment growth rate worldwide came in at -9% in 2025 (IEA).

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
IEA Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2026 report findings
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Price volatility and geopolitical tensions have weighed on investment, which fell by 9% in 2025, ending several consecutive years of growth.

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APA
International Energy Agency. (2025). Supply concentration, export restrictions and declining investment put critical mineral security at risk. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/news/supply-concentration-export-restrictions-and-declining-investment-put-critical-mineral-security-at-risk. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_SWX8MBDETYXK2V0380XQPXQSXV
MLA
International Energy Agency. "Supply concentration, export restrictions and declining investment put critical mineral security at risk." 2025, https://www.iea.org/news/supply-concentration-export-restrictions-and-declining-investment-put-critical-mineral-security-at-risk. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_SWX8MBDETYXK2V0380XQPXQSXV.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Supply concentration, export restrictions and declining investment put critical mineral security at risk." 2025. https://www.iea.org/news/supply-concentration-export-restrictions-and-declining-investment-put-critical-mineral-security-at-risk. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_SWX8MBDETYXK2V0380XQPXQSXV.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2025criticalpxqsxv, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Supply concentration, export restrictions and declining investment put critical mineral security at risk}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_SWX8MBDETYXK2V0380XQPXQSXV}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/news/supply-concentration-export-restrictions-and-declining-investment-put-critical-mineral-security-at-risk. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Supply concentration, export restrictions and declining investment put critical mineral security at risk
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
IEA Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2026 report findings
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_SWX8MBDETYXK2V0380XQPXQSXV