Pakistan has the highest Basic metals (2024) of any country, at 101,987 establishments. It is followed by India (12,817) and China (12,080).
| 1 | Pakistan | 101,987 |
| 2 | India | 12,817 |
| 3 | China | 12,080 |
| 4 | Japan | 8,144 |
| 5 | Turkey | 7,318 |
| 6 | Taiwan | 4,676 |
| 7 | Slovakia | 3,894 |
| 8 | United States of America | 3,497 |
| 9 | Russia | 3,331 |
| 10 | Italy | 3,329 |
| 11 | South Korea | 3,141 |
| 12 | Thailand | 2,354 |
| 13 | Germany | 2,020 |
| 14 | Brazil | 1,965 |
| 15 | Malaysia | 1,918 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 1,844 |
| 17 | Vietnam | 1,667 |
| 18 | Egypt | 1,509 |
| 19 | Iran | 1,414 |
| 20 | Spain | 1,363 |
| 21 | Czechia | 1,342 |
| 22 | Poland | 1,319 |
| 23 | Australia | 1,230 |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 979 |
| 25 | Canada | 853 |
| 26 | France | 835 |
| 27 | Hong Kong | 717 |
| 28 | Indonesia | 613 |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 608 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 607 |
| 31 | Ukraine | 592 |
| 32 | Ireland | 492 |
| 33 | Netherlands | 471 |
| 34 | Ghana | 445 |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 383 |
| 36 | Togo | 366 |
| 37 | Romania | 352 |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 328 |
| 39 | Portugal | 310 |
| 40 | Greece | 294 |
| 41 | Sweden | 284 |
| 42 | Israel | 279 |
| 43 | Belgium | 272 |
| 44 | Morocco | 271 |
| 45 | Philippines | 271 |
| 46 | New Zealand | 252 |
| 47 | Guatemala | 242 |
| 48 | Nepal | 238 |
| 49 | Hungary | 230 |
| 50 | Tunisia | 210 |
| 51 | Mexico | 189 |
| 52 | Peru | 181 |
| 53 | Switzerland | 166 |
| 54 | Austria | 160 |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 160 |
| 56 | Denmark | 146 |
| 57 | Colombia | 136 |
| 58 | Finland | 136 |
| 59 | Belarus | 124 |
| 60 | Mongolia | 123 |
| 61 | Jordan | 113 |
| 62 | Paraguay | 113 |
| 63 | Dominican Rep. | 109 |
| 64 | Croatia | 99 |
| 65 | Slovenia | 95 |
| 66 | Malta | 89 |
| 67 | Norway | 78 |
| 68 | Namibia | 72 |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 69 |
| 70 | Georgia | 65 |
| 71 | Kenya | 65 |
| 72 | Chile | 61 |
| 73 | Oman | 60 |
| 74 | Tanzania | 57 |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herz. | 56 |
| 76 | Armenia | 49 |
| 77 | Singapore | 44 |
| 78 | Albania | 38 |
| 79 | Laos | 37 |
| 80 | Latvia | 37 |
| 81 | Lithuania | 37 |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 32 |
| 83 | Senegal | 32 |
| 84 | Iraq | 27 |
| 85 | Montenegro | 26 |
| 86 | Rwanda | 26 |
| 87 | Uruguay | 26 |
| 88 | Ecuador | 20 |
| 89 | Estonia | 20 |
| 90 | Angola | 19 |
| 91 | Malawi | 19 |
| 92 | eSwatini | 18 |
| 93 | Iceland | 16 |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 15 |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 14 |
| 96 | Fiji | 13 |
| 97 | Brunei | 12 |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 11 |
| 99 | Bolivia | 10 |
| 100 | Luxembourg | 9 |
| 101 | Cyprus | 8 |
| 102 | Qatar | 7 |
| 103 | Moldova | 7 |
| 104 | Turkmenistan | 6 |
| 105 | MUS | 4 |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 3 |
| 107 | Panama | 3 |
| 108 | Myanmar | 2 |
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