Ores and metals imports in Tunisia
Tunisia: Ores and metals imports was 4.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Tunisia, 1962–2024
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 Tunisia is 4.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Tunisia peaked at 7.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1962.
Tunisia ranks 28th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.0% | — |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | +29.5% |
| 1965 | 2.2% | +68.1% |
| 1966 | 3.6% | +62.1% |
| 1967 | 4.2% | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 4.7% | +13.1% |
| 1969 | 3.8% | -19.2% |
| 1970 | 3.2% | -15.3% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -16.2% |
| 1972 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -33.3% |
| 1974 | 4.1% | +153.7% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | -39.0% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -22.7% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | +30.6% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | +59.1% |
| 1981 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 5.2% | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 4.8% | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | +48.6% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | -25.9% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | -20.7% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +85.4% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -51.2% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +30.7% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 4.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 4.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 4.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.2%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals imports in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +153.7% | 1.6% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 1.0% | 4.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 7.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More energy & mining data for Tunisia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7845 % 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 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Tunisia?
- Ores and metals imports in Tunisia was 4.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 1986.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1962.
- How does Tunisia rank for ores and metals imports?
- Tunisia ranks 28th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.