Ores and metals imports in Armenia
Armenia: Ores and metals imports was 5.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Armenia, 1997–2024
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 5.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.4% on the previous year and up 146.8% 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 19th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Ores and metals 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% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 5.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 3.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 5.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 2.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals 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 | 3.1% | 2.1% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 5.9% compare
- 17 Morocco 5.8% compare
- 18 Luxembourg 5.8% compare
- 20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.6% compare
- 21 Norway 5.5% compare
- 22 Qatar 4.9% 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 exports 16.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Armenia?
- Ores and metals imports in Armenia was 5.7% in 2024, 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 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.8%. 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.