Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) by country
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). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is...
Countries reporting
194
Highest
76.5%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Lowest
0.0%
Cabo Verde
Median
2.7%
Years covered
64
1962–2025
Data points
9,933
What the numbers show
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 76.5% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the; the lowest is 0.0% in Cabo Verde.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.7%, and the mean is 8.8%.
Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 450,863.0%), and the largest decrease in Cabo Verde (down 100.0%).
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 76.5% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 2 | Zambia | 73.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 3 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 64.8% | 2024 | up 329.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Chile | 58.6% | 2025 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 5 | Cuba | 53.4% | 2022 | up 130.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 52.8% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 7 | Peru | 47.8% | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 8 | Bolivia | 46.6% | 2025 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 45.8% | 2025 | up 2,064.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Jamaica | 42.4% | 2025 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 11 | New Caledonia | 37.8% | 2015 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Iceland | 36.2% | 2025 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 34.6% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 33.8% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 33.7% | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 16 | Madagascar, Republic of | 32.9% | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Panama | 32.6% | 2025 | up 245.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Namibia | 32.3% | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 30.4% | 2025 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea | 29.8% | 2023 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 21 | Mozambique, Republic of | 27.5% | 2025 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Mongolia | 26.3% | 2023 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 23 | Bhutan | 26.0% | 2025 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Togo | 26.0% | 2025 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Guinea | 25.8% | 2016 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 26 | Gabon | 23.3% | 2023 | up 1,581.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Rwanda | 20.9% | 2022 | down 47.5% | rising |
| 28 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20.2% | 2023 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 19.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Kyrgyz Republic | 18.6% | 2025 | up 489.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Armenia, Republic of | 18.3% | 2025 | down 55.3% | rising |
| 32 | Georgia | 16.8% | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 33 | Bahamas, The | 16.1% | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 15.8% | 2025 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 15.4% | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 36 | Montenegro | 14.5% | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 37 | Palestine | 14.4% | 2023 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Seychelles | 13.7% | 2024 | up 122,948.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Brazil | 12.2% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 40 | Botswana | 10.7% | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Serbia, Republic of | 10.3% | 2007 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.7% | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 43 | Greece | 9.5% | 2025 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 44 | Haiti | 9.5% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Lebanon | 9.3% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 46 | Indonesia | 9.2% | 2025 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 47 | Ecuador | 8.9% | 2025 | up 797.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Barbados | 8.5% | 2025 | up 759.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Jordan | 8.5% | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Ukraine | 8.2% | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 51 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 8.1% | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 52 | Senegal | 7.9% | 2024 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Canada | 7.6% | 2025 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Philippines | 7.5% | 2025 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Russian Federation | 7.4% | 2021 | up 54.3% | falling |
| 56 | Gambia, The | 7.3% | 2024 | up 189.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Finland | 7.1% | 2025 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 58 | Aruba | 6.8% | 2023 | up 270.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Central African Republic | 6.3% | 2024 | up 2,049.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Myanmar | 6.0% | 2025 | up 168.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Angola | 5.9% | 2025 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Sweden | 5.9% | 2025 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Oman | 5.9% | 2025 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 64 | United Kingdom | 5.7% | 2025 | up 70.5% | flat |
| 65 | Albania | 5.6% | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 66 | St. Lucia | 5.5% | 2020 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.5% | 2025 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Norway | 5.4% | 2025 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 5.0% | 2025 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 4.7% | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 71 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4.7% | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Türkiye | 4.6% | 2025 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 73 | Pakistan | 4.6% | 2025 | up 191.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Fiji, Republic of | 4.4% | 2025 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 75 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 4.4% | 2025 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Croatia, Republic of | 4.4% | 2025 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 77 | Belgium | 4.1% | 2025 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Morocco | 3.8% | 2025 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Cayman Islands | 3.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Malaysia | 3.8% | 2025 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Solomon Islands | 3.8% | 2018 | up 1,799.2% | volatile |
| 82 | India | 3.8% | 2025 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 83 | Spain | 3.7% | 2025 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 84 | Thailand | 3.6% | 2025 | up 217.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Austria | 3.6% | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 86 | Japan | 3.6% | 2025 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 3.4% | 2023 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 88 | New Zealand | 3.3% | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 89 | Kenya | 3.3% | 2025 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 90 | Colombia | 3.3% | 2025 | up 159.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Poland | 3.2% | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 92 | Honduras | 3.2% | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 93 | Cyprus | 3.1% | 2025 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 94 | United States | 3.0% | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 95 | Germany | 2.9% | 2025 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 96 | Romania | 2.7% | 2025 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 97 | Portugal | 2.7% | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 98 | Slovenia | 2.7% | 2025 | down 39.7% | flat |
| 99 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.7% | 2025 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Maldives | 2.7% | 2025 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.7% | 2010 | up 252.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Korea | 2.6% | 2025 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Andorra, Principality of | 2.6% | 2025 | down 43.4% | rising |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 2.5% | 2025 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Qatar | 2.5% | 2024 | up 896.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Italy | 2.4% | 2025 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 107 | Mexico | 2.4% | 2025 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Netherlands | 2.4% | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 109 | France | 2.3% | 2025 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 110 | Cameroon | 2.2% | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 2.2% | 2019 | up 1,494.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Cambodia | 2.2% | 2024 | up 745.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Mauritius | 2.1% | 2025 | up 378.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Palau, Republic of | 2.1% | 2018 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 115 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 2.0% | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Ghana | 2.0% | 2025 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Denmark | 1.9% | 2025 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 118 | Burundi | 1.9% | 2023 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Lithuania | 1.8% | 2025 | up 41.4% | falling |
| 120 | Estonia | 1.8% | 2025 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 121 | Switzerland | 1.8% | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 122 | Slovak Republic | 1.8% | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 123 | Paraguay | 1.7% | 2025 | up 154.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Latvia | 1.7% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 125 | China, People's Republic of | 1.6% | 2025 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 1.6% | 2011 | up 3,555.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Israel | 1.5% | 2025 | up 60.8% | falling |
| 128 | Tunisia | 1.5% | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 1.5% | 2025 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Grenada | 1.5% | 2024 | up 2,895.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 1.5% | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Nepal | 1.4% | 2022 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 133 | El Salvador | 1.4% | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 134 | Costa Rica | 1.4% | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Czechia | 1.4% | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 136 | Samoa | 1.3% | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Hungary | 1.3% | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 138 | Saudi Arabia | 1.2% | 2025 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Comoros, Union of the | 1.2% | 2023 | up 5,949.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Congo, Republic of | 1.2% | 2023 | up 8,070.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Belarus, Republic of | 1.1% | 2021 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 142 | Nicaragua | 1.1% | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Yemen, Republic of | 1.1% | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Vietnam | 1.1% | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 145 | Guatemala | 1.0% | 2025 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Guyana | 1.0% | 2025 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Dominica | 0.9% | 2023 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Nigeria | 0.9% | 2025 | up 169.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Singapore | 0.9% | 2025 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 150 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.8% | 2012 | up 1,033.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Chad | 0.8% | 1975 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 152 | Mali | 0.7% | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.7% | 2023 | up 470.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Tonga | 0.7% | 2025 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Uganda | 0.7% | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Libya | 0.7% | 2019 | up 450,863.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Sudan | 0.7% | 2018 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7% | 2025 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.7% | 2025 | up 189.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Malta | 0.7% | 2025 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.6% | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Suriname | 0.6% | 2025 | up 198.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0.6% | 2023 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Kiribati | 0.6% | 2021 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Ireland | 0.6% | 2025 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Belize | 0.6% | 2025 | up 370.5% | volatile |
| 167 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.6% | 2023 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Malawi | 0.6% | 2025 | up 219.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 2025 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Djibouti | 0.5% | 2023 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5% | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Algeria | 0.5% | 2024 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 0.4% | 2013 | down 89.2% | falling |
| 174 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2024 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 175 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2018 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Burkina Faso | 0.2% | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 177 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.2% | 1978 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2% | 2025 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Kuwait | 0.2% | 2025 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 180 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0.2% | 2023 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Faroe Islands | 0.2% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2025 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Greenland | 0.1% | 2018 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Benin | 0.1% | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 0.1% | 2023 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Liberia | 0.1% | 2023 | down 99.7% | falling |
| 187 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.1% | 2013 | up 435.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Somalia | 0.0% | 1982 | up 559.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Niger | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2025 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2024 | up 730.9% | volatile |
| 192 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2017 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 193 | French Polynesia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Cabo Verde | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Eastern and Southern 21.2%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 20.2%
- Least developed countries 14.8%
- IDA only 14.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 14.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 14.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 14.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean 9.9%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 9.9%
- IDA total 8.5%
- Pre-demographic dividend 7.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 7.0%
- Other small states 6.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 5.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 5.5%
- Small states 5.1%
- IBRD only 4.7%
- IDA & IBRD total 4.6%
- Lower middle income 4.6%
- OECD members 4.3%
- High income 4.1%
- World 4.0%
- North America 4.0%
- Post-demographic dividend 3.9%
- Arab World 3.9%
- Low & middle income 3.8%
- Middle income 3.8%
- Upper middle income 3.7%
- Late-demographic dividend 3.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 3.7%
- South Asia 3.7%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 3.7%
- East Asia & Pacific 3.6%
- Europe & Central Asia 3.3%
- Euro area 3.0%
- European Union 3.0%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 2.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 2.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.4%
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). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.