Imports of Metals

This key economic indicator for the Metals sector has been recently updated.

  1. In 2019, Imports of Metals in China increased 4.2% compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 China Imports of Metals grew 5.4% year on year close to 1,432.81 Million Metric Tons.
  3. In 2019 South Korea was ranked number 3 in Imports of Metals.
  4. In 2019 Fiji was ranked number 121 in Imports of Metals close to 0.29 Million Metric Tons, moving from 125 in 2018.

Top Countries in Imports of Metals

Million Metric Tons - 1970 to 2019

# 158 Countries Million Metric Tons Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
1,432.81 2019 +4.2 % +5.4 % View data
2 #2
Japan
169.34 2019 +0.4 % +0.3 % View data
3 #3
South Korea
138.45 2019 +2.4 % +2.7 % View data
4 #4
Germany
121.28 2019 -5.3 % -0.8 % View data
5 #5
United States
93.48 2019 +0.1 % -0.5 % View data
6 #6
Egypt
66.94 2019 +7.0 % +36.5 % View data
7 #7
Turkey
62.24 2019 +2.7 % +4.3 % View data
8 #8
France
54.95 2019 -4.6 % +0.0 % View data
9 #9
Italy
52.83 2019 -4.8 % +1.9 % View data
10 #10
Spain
48.81 2019 -1.8 % +4.7 % View data
11 #11
Canada
47.44 2019 +2.0 % +2.4 % View data
12 #12
Belgium
45.89 2019 -4.2 % +7.8 % View data
13 #13
Netherlands
41.69 2019 -0.4 % +2.4 % View data
14 #14
India
37.12 2019 +3.5 % +1.9 % View data
15 #15
Saudi Arabia
32.06 2019 +3.7 % +4.7 % View data
16 #16
United Kingdom
31.87 2019 -9.1 % -4.7 % View data
17 #17
Russia
31.79 2019 +1.7 % +1.6 % View data
18 #18
Poland
30.30 2019 -7.5 % +3.5 % View data
19 #19
United Arab Emirates
28.80 2019 +3.7 % +4.0 % View data
20 #20
Indonesia
24.77 2019 +3.2 % +4.0 % View data
21 #21
Thailand
22.94 2019 +2.0 % +2.8 % View data
22 #22
Czech Republic
22.85 2019 -3.7 % +2.0 % View data
23 #23
Vietnam
21.97 2019 +4.0 % +4.7 % View data
24 #24
Austria
19.59 2019 -3.3 % +1.9 % View data
25 #25
Malaysia
16.75 2019 +1.3 % +1.3 % View data
26 #26
Mexico
14.79 2019 -5.4 % -8.0 % View data
27 #27
Papua New Guinea
14.02 2019 -4.9 % -0.2 % View data
28 #28
Slovakia
13.11 2019 -13.6 % -2.2 % View data
29 #29
Iran
13.07 2019 +0.1 % +1.0 % View data
30 #30
Romania
13.05 2019 -3.4 % +5.9 % View data
31 #31
Hungary
12.08 2019 +0.1 % +6.4 % View data
32 #32
Australia
11.65 2019 +1.1 % +1.9 % View data
33 #33
Oman
11.26 2019 +5.0 % +5.5 % View data
34 #34
Ukraine
11.26 2019 -0.6 % -0.1 % View data
35 #35
Sweden
11.19 2019 -9.8 % +3.7 % View data
36 #36
Brazil
10.92 2019 +3.2 % +4.8 % View data
37 #37
Argentina
10.55 2019 +1.2 % +1.7 % View data
38 #38
Singapore
9.62 2019 +2.2 % +2.6 % View data
39 #39
Norway
9.60 2019 +0.9 % +1.5 % View data
40 #40
Algeria
9.22 2019 +3.3 % +4.5 % View data
41 #41
Bahrain
9.11 2019 +3.0 % +2.5 % View data
42 #42
Finland
8.62 2019 -12.8 % +0.1 % View data
43 #43
Qatar
8.48 2019 +3.7 % +4.8 % View data
44 #44
Portugal
7.93 2019 +1.3 % +5.2 % View data
45 #45
Ireland
7.59 2019 +7.2 % +4.0 % View data
46 #46
Switzerland
7.04 2019 +1.4 % +1.5 % View data
47 #47
Denmark
6.31 2019 +2.5 % +1.2 % View data
48 #48
Greece
5.46 2019 -1.8 % +9.2 % View data
49 #49
South Africa
5.43 2019 +1.4 % +2.4 % View data
50 #50
Colombia
5.39 2019 +3.5 % +4.1 % View data
51 #51
Bulgaria
4.91 2019 -1.7 % +2.4 % View data
52 #52
Kazakhstan
4.83 2019 +2.2 % +4.0 % View data
53 #53
Syria
4.62 2019 +3.2 % +4.5 % View data
54 #54
Serbia
4.58 2019 +1.9 % +12.9 % View data
55 #55
Belarus
4.48 2019 +1.2 % +2.6 % View data
56 #56
Pakistan
4.43 2019 -2.4 % -4.0 % View data
57 #57
Bangladesh
4.32 2019 +2.7 % +3.1 % View data
58 #58
Slovenia
4.24 2019 -2.9 % +4.6 % View data
59 #59
Peru
4.20 2019 +3.6 % +5.1 % View data
60 #60
Chile
4.12 2019 +3.1 % +4.4 % View data
61 #61
Luxembourg
3.88 2019 -9.8 % -0.7 % View data
62 #62
Kuwait
3.65 2019 +1.9 % +3.6 % View data
63 #63
Morocco
3.29 2019 +1.9 % +2.7 % View data
64 #64
Nigeria
2.69 2019 -9.0 % +0.0 % View data
65 #65
Trinidad and Tobago
2.69 2019 +1.8 % +4.0 % View data
66 #66
Lithuania
2.62 2019 -0.1 % +6.5 % View data
67 #67
Israel
2.54 2019 +0.3 % -0.4 % View data
68 #68
Croatia
2.36 2019 +11.3 % +7.9 % View data
69 #69
Philippines
2.28 2019 -7.8 % -9.9 % View data
70 #70
Georgia
2.24 2019 +5.6 % +4.9 % View data
71 #71
Macedonia
2.17 2019 -4.2 % -2.2 % View data
72 #72
Ecuador
2.14 2019 +2.8 % +3.3 % View data
73 #73
Ethiopia
2.13 2019 +4.4 % +4.8 % View data
74 #74
Lebanon
2.10 2019 +2.5 % +3.5 % View data
74 #74
Mozambique
2.10 2019 +5.3 % +4.7 % View data
76 #76
Yemen
2.05 2019 +4.3 % +4.1 % View data
77 #77
Iceland
2.02 2019 +3.3 % +3.0 % View data
78 #78
Libya
1.93 2019 +3.3 % +2.7 % View data
79 #79
New Zealand
1.89 2019 +1.3 % +0.5 % View data
80 #80
Kenya
1.85 2019 +1.0 % +2.2 % View data
81 #81
Nepal
1.68 2019 +4.1 % +5.1 % View data
82 #82
Ghana
1.61 2019 +3.3 % +5.0 % View data
83 #83
Estonia
1.61 2019 -0.6 % +5.7 % View data
84 #84
Jordan
1.54 2019 +2.6 % +2.9 % View data
85 #85
Latvia
1.46 2019 -14.3 % +0.1 % View data
86 #86
Tanzania
1.46 2019 +3.9 % +5.0 % View data
87 #87
Sri Lanka
1.45 2019 +3.4 % +3.2 % View data
88 #88
Tunisia
1.38 2019 +0.4 % +0.9 % View data
89 #89
Guatemala
1.38 2019 +2.0 % +1.5 % View data
90 #90
Zambia
1.31 2019 +1.9 % +5.3 % View data
91 #91
Bolivia
1.24 2019 +3.3 % +2.3 % View data
92 #92
Panama
1.17 2019 +3.6 % +4.2 % View data
93 #93
Azerbaijan
1.14 2019 -0.1 % +1.9 % View data
94 #94
Costa Rica
1.11 2019 +1.8 % +2.8 % View data
95 #95
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.08 2017 +2.4 % NA View data
96 #96
Cambodia
1.00 2019 +3.6 % +5.2 % View data
97 #97
Kyrgyzstan
0.98 2019 +4.8 % +5.1 % View data
98 #98
Dominican Republic
0.93 2019 +2.4 % +2.6 % View data
99 #99
Paraguay
0.92 2019 +3.5 % +4.2 % View data
100 #100
Uganda
0.83 2019 +3.5 % +5.0 % View data
101 #101
Albania
0.82 2019 +0.3 % +0.8 % View data
102 #102
Namibia
0.72 2019 +3.7 % +4.4 % View data
103 #103
Myanmar
0.71 2019 +0.9 % +1.4 % View data
104 #104
Cameroon
0.66 2019 +2.3 % +2.2 % View data
105 #105
Mongolia
0.65 2019 +0.8 % +2.9 % View data
106 #106
Cyprus
0.62 2019 -3.7 % +18.5 % View data
107 #107
Burkina Faso
0.60 2019 +4.5 % +4.4 % View data
108 #108
Ivory Coast
0.58 2019 +3.2 % +3.4 % View data
109 #109
El Salvador
0.56 2019 +0.8 % +0.3 % View data
110 #110
Jamaica
0.51 2019 -4.0 % +3.4 % View data
111 #111
Senegal
0.50 2019 +2.6 % +3.5 % View data
112 #112
Uruguay
0.48 2019 +2.9 % +4.1 % View data
113 #113
Honduras
0.46 2019 +1.0 % +2.6 % View data
114 #114
Mali
0.39 2019 +1.7 % +4.1 % View data
115 #115
Nicaragua
0.38 2019 +2.6 % +2.6 % View data
116 #116
Congo
0.37 2019 +4.2 % +3.1 % View data
117 #117
Venezuela
0.36 2019 -33.2 % -21.1 % View data
118 #118
Benin
0.33 2019 +3.7 % +5.1 % View data
119 #119
Malta
0.33 2019 -30.7 % +9.0 % View data
120 #120
Malawi
0.31 2019 +4.1 % +5.5 % View data
121 #121
Fiji
0.29 2019 +4.8 % +3.5 % View data
121 #121
Moldova
0.29 2019 +2.8 % +3.8 % View data
123 #123
Mauritania
0.29 2019 +4.2 % +4.8 % View data
124 #124
Botswana
0.29 2019 +0.3 % +2.5 % View data
125 #125
Armenia
0.28 2019 +2.9 % +4.8 % View data
126 #126
Guinea
0.26 2019 +1.1 % +2.9 % View data
127 #127
Zimbabwe
0.24 2019 -14.0 % -7.7 % View data
128 #128
Brunei
0.22 2019 +1.0 % +1.6 % View data
129 #129
Togo
0.20 2019 +2.7 % +2.3 % View data
130 #130
Madagascar
0.19 2019 +2.5 % +2.6 % View data
131 #131
Niger
0.17 2019 +3.8 % +4.7 % View data
132 #132
Rwanda
0.17 2019 +3.5 % +4.9 % View data
133 #133
Mauritius
0.17 2019 +0.8 % +1.5 % View data
134 #134
Suriname
0.15 2019 +1.3 % +6.5 % View data
135 #135
Bhutan
0.15 2019 -2.2 % -6.2 % View data
136 #136
Guyana
0.13 2019 +1.8 % +2.3 % View data
137 #137
Afghanistan
0.12 2019 +3.1 % +2.4 % View data
138 #138
Timor-Leste
0.08 2019 +2.4 % +5.6 % View data
139 #139
Belize
0.06 2019 +0.0 % -0.6 % View data
140 #140
Burundi
0.06 2019 +2.4 % +4.7 % View data
141 #141
Gambia
0.05 2019 +2.9 % +2.9 % View data
142 #142
Maldives
0.04 2019 +1.6 % +2.1 % View data
143 #143
Cabo Verde
0.04 2019 -1.6 % +5.5 % View data
144 #144
Lesotho
0.04 2019 +2.1 % +0.6 % View data
145 #145
Sierra Leone
0.03 2017 +7.4 % NA View data
146 #146
Bahamas
0.03 2017 -22.2 % -16.3 % View data
147 #147
Barbados
0.02 2019 -8.4 % -6.0 % View data
148 #148
Comoros
0.02 2019 +3.1 % +4.8 % View data
149 #149
Samoa
0.02 2019 +0.7 % +2.3 % View data
150 #150
Vanuatu
0.01 2019 +0.9 % +2.3 % View data
151 #151
Central African Republic
0.01 2019 +0.0 % +1.8 % View data
151 #151
Solomon Islands
0.01 2017 +36.2 % +12.1 % View data
153 #153
Sao Tome and Principe
0.01 2019 +4.8 % +4.1 % View data
154 #154
Antigua and Barbuda
0.01 2019 -5.4 % -8.0 % View data
155 #155
Tonga
0.01 2019 +4.2 % +0.8 % View data
156 #156
Palau
0.00 2019 -5.0 % -3.8 % View data
157 #157
Kiribati
0.00 2019 +7.7 % +4.9 % View data
158 #158
Dominica
0.00 2019 -50.0 % -27.5 % View data

Source: OECD

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