Ores and metals imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Ores and metals imports was 3.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1966–2019
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 3.2%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 3.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1976.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
More energy & mining data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2017)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2019)
- Fuel exports 47.0% (2017)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 20.1% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.7% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 3.4% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 16.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 2.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 1,361 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 5.7% (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Ores and metals imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 3.2% in 2019, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1976.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.