Ores and metals imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Ores and metals imports was 12.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1984–2024
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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 12.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 12.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1986.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 4.8% | — |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -22.8% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | -27.9% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | +45.2% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +25.3% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +30.4% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 4.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 12.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Fuel imports 19.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.3% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.9% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.6% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 4,972 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 4.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Ores and metals imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 12.2% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1986.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for ores and metals imports?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.