Ores and metals imports in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Ores and metals imports was 1.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Azerbaijan, 1996–2025
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 Azerbaijan is 1.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 19.5% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Azerbaijan peaked at 3.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1999.
Azerbaijan ranks 108th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.3% | — |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -47.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +297.4% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -53.3% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -47.7% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +45.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +63.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -28.1% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +51.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -49.3% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -29.1% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | +19.5% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 1.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 47% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals imports in Azerbaijan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +297.4% | 0.9% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 105 Rwanda 1.3% compare
- 106 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.3% compare
- 107 Albania 1.3% compare
- 109 Gambia 1.2% compare
- 110 Cayman Islands 1.2% compare
- 111 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Azerbaijan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 1.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Azerbaijan?
- Ores and metals imports in Azerbaijan was 1.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1999.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for ores and metals imports?
- Azerbaijan ranks 108th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.