Ores and metals imports in Mongolia
Mongolia: Ores and metals imports was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Mongolia, 1996–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, ores and metals imports in Mongolia stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Mongolia peaked at 0.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.
Mongolia ranks 192nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7% | — |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -27.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +36.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +47.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -46.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +49.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -38.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +35.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +145.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -60.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Mongolia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 26.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Mongolia?
- Ores and metals imports in Mongolia was 0.3% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for ores and metals imports?
- Mongolia ranks 192nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.