Ores and metals imports in OECD members
OECD members: Ores and metals imports was 3.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in OECD members, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2024, ores and metals imports in OECD members stood at 3.4%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in OECD members peaked at 9.2% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2003.
OECD members ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 9.1% | — |
| 1963 | 8.0% | -12.2% |
| 1964 | 8.6% | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 9.0% | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 9.2% | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 8.8% | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 8.9% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 8.6% | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 8.4% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 6.9% | -17.7% |
| 1972 | 6.1% | -11.9% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 6.6% | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 5.4% | -18.0% |
| 1976 | 5.4% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 5.1% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 4.9% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 5.2% | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 5.5% | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 4.7% | -14.5% |
| 1982 | 4.3% | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 4.6% | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 4.7% | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 4.0% | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8% | 8.0% | 9.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More energy & mining data for OECD members
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 9.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.7% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.5% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 1.4% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 16.6% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 7,670 kWh per capita (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 7.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in OECD members?
- Ores and metals imports in OECD members was 3.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 1966.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2003.
- How does OECD members rank for ores and metals imports?
- OECD members ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.