Ores and metal imports as a percentage of merchandise imports fell 1.29% to 0.084% in Georgia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, ores and metal imports as a percentage of merchandise imports in Georgia reached an all time high of 0.085% in 2020 and an all time low of 0.005% in 1996. When compared to Georgia's main peers, ores and metal imports as a percentage of merchandise imports in Armenia amounted to 0.023%, 0.013% in Azerbaijan, 0.029% in Russia and 0.103% in Turkey in 2021.
Georgia has been ranked 10th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of ores and metal imports as a percentage of merchandise imports, 75 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Ores and Metal Imports (As % of Merchandise Imports) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Armenia | % | 0.028% | 0.024% | 0.025% | 0.020% | 0.022% | ||||||||||||||||
Azerbaijan | % | 0.025% | 0.012% | 0.012% | 0.013% | 0.015% | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | % | 0.088% | 0.074% | 0.097% | 0.096% | 0.081% | ||||||||||||||||
China | % | 0.102% | 0.102% | 0.113% | 0.107% | 0.119% | ||||||||||||||||
Georgia | % | 0.041% | 0.044% | 0.053% | 0.055% | 0.074% | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | % | 0.040% | 0.037% | 0.041% | 0.041% | 0.040% | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | % | 0.035% | 0.036% | 0.041% | 0.040% | 0.037% | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.017% | 0.014% | 0.020% | 0.017% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Japan | % | 0.063% | 0.058% | 0.064% | 0.064% | 0.064% | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | % | 0.025% | 0.020% | 0.023% | 0.029% | 0.031% | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | % | 0.060% | 0.057% | 0.067% | 0.078% | 0.072% | ||||||||||||||||
USA | % | 0.020% | 0.019% | 0.022% | 0.023% | 0.022% |