Ores and metals imports in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Ores and metals imports was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Antigua and Barbuda, 1973–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 1.0% for ores and metals imports in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 1.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1973.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 130th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3% | — |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +67.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +86.5% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -59.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +58.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -56.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +92.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +30.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -22.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -38.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +134.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +27.7% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -11.2% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 46% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
More energy & mining data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.01 % 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 0.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Ores and metals imports in Antigua and Barbuda was 1.0% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1973.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for ores and metals imports?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 130th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). 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). 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.