Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 9.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Upper middle income, 1984–2025
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 Upper middle income is 9.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Upper middle income peaked at 9.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1986.
That places Upper middle income 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 4.3% | — |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | -17.7% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 3.8% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 7.9% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More energy & mining data for Upper middle income
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 55.5% (2023)
- Access to electricity 99.3% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 502.61 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0534 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 34,414 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 28.19 % change on previous year (2021)
- Investment in energy with private participation 58.39 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Upper middle income?
- Ores and metals imports in Upper middle income was 9.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1986.
- How does Upper middle income rank for ores and metals imports?
- Upper middle income ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.