Ores and metals imports in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Ores and metals imports was 8.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Low & middle income, 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2024, ores and metals imports in Low & middle income stood at 8.2%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Low & middle income peaked at 8.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1986.
Low & middle income ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 4.3% | — |
| 1985 | 3.9% | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.6% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More energy & mining data for Low & middle income
- Fuel imports 18.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 8.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.1% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,450 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 30.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Low & middle income?
- Ores and metals imports in Low & middle income was 8.2% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1986.
- How does Low & middle income rank for ores and metals imports?
- Low & middle income ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.