Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 5.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Luxembourg, 1999–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals imports in Luxembourg is 5.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Luxembourg peaked at 8.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1999.
That places Luxembourg 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.8% | — |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +31.5% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -35.9% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +49.6% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +37.0% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +10.2% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | -9.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 5.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 2.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 5.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.5%, 2.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.3% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More energy & mining data for Luxembourg
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.7% (2025)
- Fuel exports 0.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 4.7% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Luxembourg?
- Ores and metals imports in Luxembourg was 5.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1999.
- How does Luxembourg rank for ores and metals imports?
- Luxembourg ranks 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.