Based on a comparison of 148 countries in 2017, Macedonia ranked the highest in ores and metal imports as a percentage of merchandise imports with 0.151% followed by Gambia and Zambia. On the other end of the scale was Panama with 0.002%, Macao with 0.002% and Lebanon with 0.002%.
Average ores and metal imports as a percentage of merchandise imports reached 0.041% in 2017 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 9.58 % more than in the previous year and -21.8 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average ores and metal imports as a percentage of merchandise imports reached an all time high of 0.080% in 1966 and an all time low of 0.030% in 2002. The average annual growth amounted to -1.19 % since 1962.
Data for more countries are available at Ores and Metal Imports (As % of Merchandise Imports) indicator page.
| Ores and Metal Imports (As % of Merchandise Imports) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Bulgaria | % | 0.105% | 0.093% | 0.097% | 0.087% | 0.088% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 0.147% | 0.130% | 0.127% | 0.114% | 0.107% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | % | 0.015% | 0.010% | 0.008% | 0.006% | 0.085% | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | % | 0.017% | 0.017% | 0.030% | 0.034% | 0.039% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 0.062% | 0.056% | 0.063% | 0.063% | 0.070% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 0.081% | 0.066% | 0.065% | 0.065% | 0.064% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | 0.080% | 0.069% | 0.064% | 0.063% | 0.058% | ||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 0.107% | 0.107% | 0.110% | 0.149% | 0.148% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | ... | ... | 0.111% | 0.095% | 0.053% | 0.067% | 0.065% | ||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.037% | 0.072% | 0.090% | 0.063% | 0.087% | |||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 0.057% | 0.068% | 0.070% | 0.069% | 0.048% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 0.061% | 0.059% | 0.057% | 0.059% | 0.058% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 0.090% | 0.080% | 0.073% | 0.072% | 0.068% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 0.085% | 0.083% | 0.072% | 0.072% | 0.063% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 0.176% | 0.146% | 0.172% | 0.173% | 0.099% | ... |
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