Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 2.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Pre-demographic dividend, 1972–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 2.1% for ores and metals imports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.6% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 2.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2002.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.5% | — |
| 1973 | 1.5% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -14.8% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +46.7% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -35.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +54.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +60.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More energy & mining data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 2.4% (2023)
- Access to electricity 54.3% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 9.97 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0063 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 502.34 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 8.76 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Ores and metals imports in Pre-demographic dividend was 2.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2002.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for ores and metals imports?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.