Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Czechia
Czechia: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Czechia, 1993–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, ores and metals imports in Czechia stood at 2.8%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Czechia peaked at 4.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2020.
Czechia ranks 53rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.3% | — |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -0.6% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 2.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 2.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.5%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More energy & mining data for Czechia
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.3% (2025)
- Fuel exports 1.9% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 1.4% (2025)
- Gas production 1.95 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 181.23 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 1.95 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 181.23 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Czechia?
- Ores and metals imports in Czechia was 2.8% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2020.
- How does Czechia rank for ores and metals imports?
- Czechia ranks 53rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.