Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Slovenia
Slovenia: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 3.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Ores and metals imports in Slovenia, 1992–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 3.2% for ores and metals imports in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Slovenia peaked at 7.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2025.
Slovenia ranks 46th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.6% | — |
| 1993 | 3.8% | -18.4% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +41.2% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -22.8% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -14.2% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -0.9% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 3.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 3.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.5%, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 43 Belarus 3.5% compare
- 44 United Kingdom 3.3% compare
- 45 New Caledonia 3.3% compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 3.1% compare
- 48 Cambodia 3.1% compare
- 49 Brazil 2.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Slovenia
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 3.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (2025)
- Gas production 0.037 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 17.49 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.037 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 17.49 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 Slovenia?
- Ores and metals imports in Slovenia was 3.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2025.
- How does Slovenia rank for ores and metals imports?
- Slovenia ranks 46th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.