Ores and metals imports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Ores and metals imports was 2.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1974–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 2.0% for ores and metals imports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 2.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Ores and metals exports 16.1% (2024)
- Fuel imports 23.6% (2024)
- Fuel exports 40.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.9% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 10.0% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 376.79 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 62.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Ores and metals imports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 2.0% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2023.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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.