Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Armenia
Armenia: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 2.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Armenia, 1997–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals imports in Armenia is 2.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.9% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Armenia peaked at 5.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1997.
Armenia ranks 60th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.5% | — |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +64.6% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +124.0% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +43.6% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -78.7% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +304.6% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +44.5% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +74.6% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +51.1% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +80.4% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -56.9% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 2.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 2.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.5%, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +304.6% | 0.6% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 5.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 57 Portugal 2.5% compare
- 58 Argentina 2.5% compare
- 59 South Africa 2.5% compare
- 61 Tajikistan 2.4% compare
- 62 United States 2.4% compare
- 63 Hungary 2.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Armenia
- Fuel imports 8.9% (2025)
- Fuel exports 1.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 18.3% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Armenia?
- Ores and metals imports in Armenia was 2.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1997.
- How does Armenia rank for ores and metals imports?
- Armenia ranks 60th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 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.