Ores and metals imports in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Ores and metals imports was 5.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Lower middle income, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 5.1% for ores and metals imports in 2024.
The figure is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Lower middle income peaked at 5.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2003.
That places Lower middle income 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.1% | — |
| 1963 | 4.3% | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 4.3% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 3.7% | -19.4% |
| 1967 | 5.1% | +39.1% |
| 1968 | 4.6% | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 4.5% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 5.9% | +32.9% |
| 1971 | 5.5% | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 5.0% | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 4.6% | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 4.6% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | -20.4% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 3.9% | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 3.9% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 4.3% | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.4% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 5.0% | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 5.3% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | -19.9% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More energy & mining data for Lower middle income
- Fuel imports 27.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.6% (2024)
- Fuel exports 25.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.7% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.7% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 906.18 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 62.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Lower middle income?
- Ores and metals imports in Lower middle income was 5.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2003.
- How does Lower middle income rank for ores and metals imports?
- Lower middle income ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.