Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 3.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Ores and metals imports in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1993–2025
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 Central Europe and the Baltics is 3.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 3.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2009.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.4% | — |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +28.2% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More energy & mining data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 46.4% (2023)
- Access to electricity 100.0% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 703.08 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0366 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 63,761 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 7.25 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Ores and metals imports in Central Europe and the Baltics was 3.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2009.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for ores and metals imports?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.