Ores and metals imports in Cyprus
Cyprus: Ores and metals imports was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Cyprus, 1970–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.7% for ores and metals imports in 2024.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Cyprus peaked at 1.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.
Cyprus ranks 146th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.2% | — |
| 1971 | 1.5% | +27.5% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -21.1% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -27.6% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | +20.6% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | +32.4% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -19.5% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -37.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +45.5% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -36.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +12.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 35% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 28% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 143 Niger 0.8% compare
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 0.8% compare
- 145 Eswatini 0.8% compare
- 147 Republic of Moldova 0.7% compare
- 148 Barbados 0.7% compare
- 149 Cape Verde 0.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Cyprus
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.1 % 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 22.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Cyprus?
- Ores and metals imports in Cyprus was 0.7% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Cyprus rank for ores and metals imports?
- Cyprus ranks 146th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.