Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 6.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1996–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 6.0% for ores and metals imports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 7.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2001.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.3% | — |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +33.0% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 9 South Korea 7.2% compare
- 10 Turkey 7.1% compare
- 11 Morocco 7.1% compare
- 12 Japan 7.0% compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.9% compare
- 14 Trinidad and Tobago 6.8% compare
- 15 Oman 6.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 7.2% (2025)
- Fuel exports 21.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 7.0% (2025)
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 46.0% (2023)
- Access to electricity 100.0% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 316.82 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0478 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 13,508 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 15.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Investment in energy with private participation 5.02 billion current US$ (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Ores and metals imports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 6.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2001.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for ores and metals imports?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.