Ores and metals imports in Haiti
Haiti: Ores and metals imports was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Haiti, 1970–2016
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2016, ores and metals imports in Haiti stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Haiti peaked at 1.2% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.
Haiti ranks 172nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1971 | 0.7% | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +37.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | +39.7% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -22.3% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -11.4% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -38.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -18.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 54% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More energy & mining data for Haiti
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4603 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.5% (2016)
- Ores and metals exports 3.9% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Haiti?
- Ores and metals imports in Haiti was 0.5% in 2016, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1974.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- How does Haiti rank for ores and metals imports?
- Haiti ranks 172nd out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Haiti 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.