Ores and metals imports in IDA total
IDA total: Ores and metals imports was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in IDA total, 1977–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 1.7% for ores and metals imports in 2023.
The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in IDA total peaked at 2.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1977.
IDA total ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1.6% | — |
| 1978 | 1.8% | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +27.5% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More energy & mining data for IDA total
- Fuel imports 24.3% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 9.5% (2023)
- Fuel exports 30.8% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 7.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 374.93 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 62.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in IDA total?
- Ores and metals imports in IDA total was 1.7% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1977.
- How does IDA total rank for ores and metals imports?
- IDA total ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.