Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 4.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1966–2024
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 4.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.9% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 4.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1976.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 2.0% | — |
| 1967 | 2.3% | +12.3% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 2.2% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 2.4% | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 2.4% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | -12.9% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | -21.3% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | +46.0% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +49.8% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -26.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 12 Japan 7.0% compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.9% compare
- 14 Trinidad and Tobago 6.8% compare
- 15 Oman 6.1% compare
- 16 Serbia 5.9% compare
- 17 Egypt 5.9% compare
- 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 27.4% (2023)
- Access to electricity 96.4% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 59.27 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0215 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 4,125 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 17.24 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Ores and metals imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 4.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1976.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for ores and metals imports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.