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lithium carbonate (UNSPSC 51141903)

Data updated 2026-09-11 (UTC)Benchmark computed 2026-10-21 (UTC)

Publisher’s own words: Carbonato de litio

Chile — Dirección de Compras y Contratación Pública (ChileCompra / Mercado Público)Dominican Republic — Dirección General de Contrataciones Públicas (DGCP / Portal Transaccional)
Published/DerivedAI-Assisted — EstimatedMarket Reference

All records — every source, converted

Every record for this item, from all sources together, converted to US dollars. The minimum, median and maximum below are calculated across all sources and are descriptive of these records. They are not the benchmark — the benchmark is computed per currency and shown below. Why both exist.

Price distribution

0612182430$0.00$0.08$0.17$0.25$0.33$0.42$0.50Unit price (USD, converted)Recordsmin $0.04median $0.17max $0.48Chile — Dirección de Compras y Contratación Pública (ChileCompra / Mercado Público)ChileDominican Republic — Dirección General de Contrataciones Públicas (DGCP / Portal Transaccional)Dominican Republic

145 records shown. 27 removed as outliers (0 below $0.03, 27 above $1.99).

Price over time

$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.502023202420252026Award dateUnit price (USD)Chile — Dirección de Compras y Contratación Pública (ChileCompra / Mercado Público)ChileDominican Republic — Dirección General de Contrataciones Públicas (DGCP / Portal Transaccional)Dominican Republic

Same records and same outlier rule as the chart above.

How order size relates to unit price

Count unit. One “tablet” can be a tablet or a bottle, a box of 10 or a box of 100, so part of any price difference here is pack size, not price.

$0.01$0.1$11001,00010,000100,0001,000,000Quantity 1,000 – 10,000: median $0.178, 26 recordsQuantity 10,000 – 100,000: median $0.169, 28 recordsQuantity 100,000 – 1,000,000: median $0.14, 18 recordsQuantity on the line, in tablet (log scale)Unit price, USD (log scale)Chile — Dirección de Compras y Contratación Pública (ChileCompra / Mercado Público)ChileMedian in each quantity band

77 records from 66 tenders, priced per tablet. 1 removed as a price outlier (same rule as the other charts). 20 with a quantity of 1 left out: many are a whole lot recorded as one unit. Quantity bands with fewer than 10 records (4 records in all) have no median. Records in other units are on their own tabs: a quantity only compares within one unit.

The line is the median unit price in each quantity band. It describes these records. It does not show that ordering more caused a different price: large and small orders differ in buyer, product form and competition. These are chart figures, not a benchmark. Order size across all items →

Median unit price by quantity on the line, per tablet
Quantity on the lineRecordsMedian unit price (USD)
1,000 – 10,00026$0.178
10,000 – 100,00028$0.169
100,000 – 1,000,00018$0.14

Benchmark — per currency

CLPper tablet

Tax excluded

Median $0.17IQR $0.14–$0.30Converted — derived

90 of 92 records carry a dollar figure. Publisher’s own median CLP 157 · IQR CLP 129–CLP 294.

92 competitive-award records from 76 contracting processes · tax excluded · median from 90 of 92 records · 2 removed as outliers

CLPper unit

Tax excluded

Median $0.16IQR $0.14–$0.33Converted — derived

13 of 15 records carry a dollar figure. Publisher’s own median CLP 137 · IQR CLP 127–CLP 285.

15 competitive-award records from 14 contracting processes · tax excluded · median from 13 of 15 records · 2 removed as outliers

CLPper Caja

Tax excluded

Median $8.33IQR $6.86–$17.18Converted — derived

7 of 7 records carry a dollar figure. Publisher’s own median CLP 7,770 · IQR CLP 6,400–CLP 16,410.

7 competitive-award records from 4 contracting processes · tax excluded · median from 7 of 7 records

DOPper unit

Tax excluded

Median $9.08IQR $0.37–$30.62Converted — derived

7 of 7 records carry a dollar figure. Publisher’s own median DOP 575.00 · IQR DOP 22.89–DOP 1,820.00.

7 competitive-award records from 5 contracting processes · tax excluded · median from 7 of 7 records

CLP

No benchmark
Tax excluded

1 record with no unit given. This item is priced in 5 different units, so these can't be counted toward any one of them.

CLPper Frasco

No benchmark
Tax excluded

2 eligible records. A median is not computed from fewer than 5, so none is shown.

CLPper Gragea

No benchmark
Tax excluded

1 eligible record. A median is not computed from fewer than 5, so none is shown.

DOPper CAJ

No benchmark
Tax excluded

2 eligible records. A median is not computed from fewer than 5, so none is shown.

Source records

172 records — every price links back to its source contracting process.

An OCID (Open Contracting ID) is the permanent identifier the publisher gives to one contracting process — a single tender, from notice through to award. It is how a figure on this site is traced back to the public record behind it. Rows sharing an OCID come from the same tender, not from separate purchases. More on what an OCID identifies →

Tier-1 published and derived unit prices for this classification, one row per source contracting process.
OCID (Open Contracting ID)PublisherDateUnit price (USD)convertedPublished pricepublisher’s currencyQuantityMethodPrice basisSource record link
ocds-6550wx-HOSPITAL CENTRAL FFA-DAF-CD-2026-0061Dominican Republic2026-05$19.69DOP 1,170.005UDPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-6550wx-HOSPITAL CENTRAL FFA-DAF-CD-2026-0061 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-6550wx-HOSPITAL CENTRAL FFA-DAF-CD-2026-0061Dominican Republic2026-05$30.62DOP 1,820.005UDPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-6550wx-HOSPITAL CENTRAL FFA-DAF-CD-2026-0061 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-3471-6-LE26Chile2026-05$0.18CLP 162600ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-3471-6-LE26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-3471-6-LE26Chile2026-05$0.42CLP 375600ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-3471-6-LE26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1058090-1-LP26Chile2026-05$0.11CLP 951UnidadPublishedNot averagedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1058090-1-LP26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-6550wx-UNIHSAM-DAF-CM-2026-0008Dominican Republic2026-04$14.72DOP 874.7310CAJPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-6550wx-UNIHSAM-DAF-CM-2026-0008 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-2854-471-TD26Chile2026-04$7.50CLP 6,75030EAPublishednot competitiveTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownAward summary (publisher's page) for record ocds-70d2nz-2854-471-TD26 (opens in a new tab) Publisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-2854-471-TD26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1274285-9-LR26Chile2026-04$0.17CLP 15742,000UnidadPublishednot competitiveTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1274285-9-LR26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-5215-10-LE26Chile2026-04$0.35CLP 31512,000ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-5215-10-LE26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1058074-3-LP26Chile2026-04$0.13CLP 115160,000ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1058074-3-LP26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-5326-2-LE26Chile2026-04$0.14CLP 1309,000ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-5326-2-LE26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1112555-2-LE26Chile2026-04$0.16CLP 1465,400ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1112555-2-LE26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1112555-2-LE26Chile2026-04$0.43CLP 4003,000ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1112555-2-LE26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-2196-3-LE26Chile2026-04$0.14CLP 1311ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-2196-3-LE26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-2196-3-LE26Chile2026-04$0.40CLP 3751ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-2196-3-LE26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1058132-8-LP26Chile2026-04$0.10CLP 9510,000ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1058132-8-LP26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-4309-8-LP26Chile2026-03$0.10CLP 95200,000ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-4309-8-LP26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-552757-10-LP25Chile2026-03$6.96CLP 6,3501UnidadPublishedNot averagedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-552757-10-LP25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-552757-10-LP25Chile2026-03$10.98CLP 10,0151UnidadPublishedNot averagedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-552757-10-LP25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-552757-10-LP25Chile2026-03$18.90CLP 17,2341UnidadPublishedNot averagedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-552757-10-LP25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1514-46-L126Chile2026-03$0.14CLP 1302,000ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1514-46-L126 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1382-4-LE26Chile2026-03$0.14CLP 1309,000ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1382-4-LE26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-4344-1-LP26Chile2026-03$0.41CLP 3751,000UnidadPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-4344-1-LP26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1213444-36-LR25Chile2026-03$0.19CLP 1693,000UnidadPublishednot competitiveTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1213444-36-LR25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-608-7-LP26Chile2026-03$0.27CLP 24530,000ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-608-7-LP26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-5215-4-LE26Chile2026-03$0.14CLP 13030,000ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-5215-4-LE26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1267885-6-LE26Chile2026-03$18.64CLP 17,0051CajaPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1267885-6-LE26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1464-14-LE26Chile2026-03$0.15CLP 1303,800ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1464-14-LE26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-2583-1-L126Chile2026-03$0.17CLP 15012,650ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-2583-1-L126 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1382-3-LE26Chile2026-02$0.15CLP 1305,000UnidadPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1382-3-LE26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1099899-2-LP26Chile2026-02$0.15CLP 12712,000ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1099899-2-LP26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1099899-2-LP26Chile2026-02$0.39CLP 3348,000ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1099899-2-LP26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-621-1158-LR25Chile2026-02$0.11CLP 9821,687,250UnidadPublishednot competitiveTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-621-1158-LR25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-6550wx-MIDE-CCC-CP-2026-0003Dominican Republic2026-02$0.48DOP 30.00500UDPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-6550wx-MIDE-CCC-CP-2026-0003 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1380-316-LP25Chile2026-02$0.44CLP 375120,000ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1380-316-LP25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-621-1115-LR25Chile2026-02$0.31CLP 2605,152,620UnidadPublishednot competitiveTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-621-1115-LR25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-621-167-TD26Chile2026-02$0.34CLP 293890,350EAPublishednot competitiveTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownAward summary (publisher's page) for record ocds-70d2nz-621-167-TD26 (opens in a new tab) Publisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-621-167-TD26 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-514862-124-LP25Chile2026-02$0.18CLP 157144,000UnidadPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-514862-124-LP25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1947-216-LP25Chile2026-01$0.22CLP 1901UnidadPublishedNot averagedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1947-216-LP25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-514862-134-LE25Chile2026-01$7.20CLP 6,350200UnidadPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-514862-134-LE25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-514862-134-LE25Chile2026-01$18.53CLP 16,35180UnidadPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-514862-134-LE25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-2026-174-LQ25Chile2026-01$0.18CLP 1581ComprimidoPublishednot competitiveTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-2026-174-LQ25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-2026-174-LQ25Chile2026-01$0.44CLP 3861ComprimidoPublishednot competitiveTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-2026-174-LQ25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-2026-174-LQ25Chile2026-01$0.18CLP 1571ComprimidoPublishednot competitiveTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-2026-174-LQ25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1063535-46-LP25Chile2026-01$8.86CLP 8,1001UnidadPublishedNot averagedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1063535-46-LP25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-6550wx-PROMESECAL-CCC-LPN-2025-0011Dominican Republic2025-12$0.10DOP 6.501,000,000UDPublishedTax excludedNationalDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-6550wx-PROMESECAL-CCC-LPN-2025-0011 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-1382-28-LE25Chile2025-12$0.16CLP 1495,000ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-1382-28-LE25 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-6550wx-PROMESECAL-CCC-LPN-2025-0008Dominican Republic2025-12$55.21DOP 3,498.00800UDPublishedTax excludedNationalDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-6550wx-PROMESECAL-CCC-LPN-2025-0008 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-6550wx-PROMESECAL-CCC-LPN-2025-0008Dominican Republic2025-12$9.08DOP 575.0030,000UDPublishedTax excludedNationalDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-6550wx-PROMESECAL-CCC-LPN-2025-0008 (opens in a new tab)
ocds-70d2nz-2080-456-LP25Chile2025-12$0.43CLP 40360,000ComprimidoPublishedTax excludedScope unknownDelivery terms unknownPublisher's record page for record ocds-70d2nz-2080-456-LP25 (opens in a new tab)

Published — the publisher gave a unit price. Derived — we divided the line total by the quantity; how prices are derived. Not averaged — the record is shown but kept out of the benchmark, because the amount is a line total rather than a unit price, or the unit names a category rather than a measure; what is counted. Units are the publisher’s own and are not normalised.

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