Ores and metals exports in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Ores and metals exports was 22.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1974–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals exports in Africa Eastern and Southern is 22.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 27.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1980.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 18.8% | — |
| 1978 | 14.4% | -23.6% |
| 1979 | 12.6% | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | -62.9% |
| 1981 | 5.2% | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | +99.0% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | +78.2% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | -38.7% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | +75.4% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -35.1% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +24.0% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | -3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports in Africa Eastern and Southern changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +99.0% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.3% | 12.6% | 18.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 10.4% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 11.3% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.9% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 22.8% | 27.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More energy & mining data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Fuel imports 19.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
- Fuel exports 27.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 4.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 10.3% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 484 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 62.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Ores and metals exports in Africa Eastern and Southern was 22.8% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1980.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for ores and metals exports?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.