Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Austria
Austria: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 3.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in Austria, 1963–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Austria recorded 3.6% for ores and metals exports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Austria peaked at 5.3% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1999.
Austria ranks 85th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 4.7% | — |
| 1964 | 5.2% | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 5.1% | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 5.3% | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 4.4% | -16.4% |
| 1968 | 4.3% | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 4.3% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 3.8% | -12.5% |
| 1971 | 3.4% | -11.0% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -26.5% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +18.3% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 3.7% | +13.9% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +9.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 3.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Austria's 3.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 7 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More energy & mining data for Austria
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 4.4% (2025)
- Fuel exports 2.4% (2025)
- Gas production 5.7 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 624.5 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 5.7 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 624.5 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Austria?
- Ores and metals exports in Austria was 3.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 1966.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1999.
- How does Austria rank for ores and metals exports?
- Austria ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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.