Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Japan: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7.0% against 5.3% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 5.7% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 6.3% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 6.7% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 7.7% | 1.7% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Japan?
- Japan, at 7.0% against 5.3% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan?
- 1.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.