IBRD only vs Japan: Ores and metals imports

IBRD only
8.1%
in 2024
Japan
7.0%
in 2025
IBRD only rank
8th
Japan rank
11th

Ores and metals imports over time

  • IBRD only
  • Japan
5101520196219932025

How they compare

IBRD only currently reports 8.1% against 7.0% in Japan, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes IBRD only's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Japan ahead.

IBRD only ranks 8th and Japan ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IBRD only Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 3.9% 8.9% 5.0% Japan
1990s 3.7% 6.1% 2.4% Japan
2000s 5.1% 6.3% 1.1% Japan
2010s 6.4% 6.7% 0.3% Japan
2020s 7.6% 7.7% 0.1% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals imports, IBRD only or Japan?
IBRD only, at 8.1% against 7.0% in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in ores and metals imports between IBRD only and Japan?
1.1%, with IBRD only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Japan?
37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do IBRD only and Japan rank globally for ores and metals imports?
IBRD only ranks 8th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

IBRD only vs Japan: Ores and metals imports. Statizoid, drawing on Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/ores-and-metals-imports-percent-of-merchandise-imports/ibrd-only/japan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/ores-and-metals-imports-percent-of-merchandise-imports/ibrd-only/japan/">IBRD only vs Japan: Ores and metals imports</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,983 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.