Ores and metals exports in Armenia
Armenia: Ores and metals exports was 16.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in Armenia, 1997–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, ores and metals exports in Armenia stood at 16.1%.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Armenia peaked at 50.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2005.
Armenia ranks 31st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.1% | — |
| 1999 | 12.7% | -51.2% |
| 2000 | 25.8% | +102.2% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -47.3% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -55.8% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +150.2% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +33.6% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +54.4% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -44.9% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -32.7% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | +9.7% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 16.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 4.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 16.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.5%, 4.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +150.2% | 9.4% | 23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 12.7% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 9.4% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 33.9% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 14.7% | 39.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 28 Sierra Leone 19.7% compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 18.6% compare
- 30 Montenegro 16.4% compare
- 32 Bahamas 16.1% compare
- 33 Bulgaria 15.6% compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 15.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Armenia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 6.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 5.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Armenia?
- Ores and metals exports in Armenia was 16.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2005.
- How does Armenia rank for ores and metals exports?
- Armenia ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.