Ores and metals imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Ores and metals imports was 1.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1967–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, ores and metals imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 1.5%.
The figure is down 20.4% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 2.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1967.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1.1% | — |
| 1970 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 1.1% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +26.0% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +34.5% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +32.6% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -26.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +32.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -31.9% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More energy & mining data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Fuel imports 22.1% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 16.2% (2023)
- Fuel exports 20.1% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 16.8% (2023)
- Mineral rents 5.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 11.3% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 3.7% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 220.14 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 73.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Ores and metals imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 1.5% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1967.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for ores and metals imports?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.