Based on a comparison of 148 countries in 2019, Namibia ranked the highest in ores and metal imports as a percentage of merchandise imports with 0.237% followed by Macedonia and Iceland. On the other end of the scale was Lesotho with 0.003%, Jamaica with 0.003% and Suriname with 0.003%.
Average ores and metal imports as a percentage of merchandise imports reached 0.041% in 2019 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.84 % more than in the previous year and -16.9 % 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 0.031% in 2002. The average annual growth amounted to -1.14 % 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 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Bahrain | % | ... | 0.052% | 0.079% | 0.079% | 0.067% | 0.081% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 0.097% | 0.086% | 0.088% | 0.074% | 0.097% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 0.127% | 0.115% | 0.102% | 0.094% | 0.113% | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | % | 0.030% | 0.034% | 0.041% | 0.045% | 0.054% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 0.126% | 0.118% | 0.119% | 0.095% | 0.108% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 0.064% | 0.065% | 0.063% | 0.058% | 0.063% | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 0.111% | 0.151% | 0.149% | 0.146% | 0.153% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 0.060% | 0.057% | 0.057% | 0.050% | 0.051% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | ... | 0.053% | 0.067% | 0.065% | 0.028% | 0.091% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | ... | 0.090% | 0.063% | 0.087% | 0.082% | 0.134% | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 0.054% | 0.056% | 0.050% | 0.047% | 0.052% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 0.074% | 0.073% | 0.052% | 0.055% | 0.075% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | ... | ... | 0.067% | 0.058% | 0.063% | 0.056% | 0.072% | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 0.072% | 0.071% | 0.067% | 0.066% | 0.067% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 0.067% | 0.069% | 0.061% | 0.058% | 0.067% |
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