Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 4.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1996–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 4.5% for ores and metals imports in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 5.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1999.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.6% | — |
| 1997 | 3.5% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 14 Trinidad and Tobago 6.8% compare
- 15 Oman 6.1% compare
- 16 Serbia 5.9% compare
- 17 Egypt 5.9% compare
- 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.6% compare
- 19 Norway 5.5% compare
- 20 Luxembourg 5.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 23.8% (2023)
- Access to electricity 100.0% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 284.11 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0284 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 5,724 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 12.99 % change on previous year (2021)
- Investment in energy with private participation 4.04 billion current US$ (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Ores and metals imports in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1999.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for ores and metals imports?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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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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.