Ores and metals imports in Finland
Finland: Ores and metals imports was 7.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Finland, 1963–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Finland recorded 7.1% for ores and metals imports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Finland peaked at 9.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1976.
Finland ranks 9th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 3.7% | — |
| 1964 | 3.9% | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 5.1% | +30.2% |
| 1966 | 5.4% | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 4.7% | -13.0% |
| 1968 | 4.9% | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 4.9% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 4.6% | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 4.3% | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 3.8% | -13.4% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 4.8% | +31.3% |
| 1975 | 3.9% | -17.8% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 3.9% | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 4.6% | +15.9% |
| 1980 | 4.6% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | -11.6% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 4.1% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | +29.5% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +30.0% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +41.8% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +58.2% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | +5.9% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 7.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 3.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Finland's 7.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 2.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 7 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 4.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4241 % 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 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 8.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Finland?
- Ores and metals imports in Finland was 7.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1976.
- How does Finland rank for ores and metals imports?
- Finland ranks 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.