Ores and metals imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Ores and metals imports was 12.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1984–2024
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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 12.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 12.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1986.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 4.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 12.2% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Ores and metals exports 2.3% (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.5% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.9% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.6% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 4,972 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 4.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Ores and metals imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 12.2% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1986.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.