Ores and metals exports in Belarus
Belarus: Ores and metals exports was 1.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in Belarus, 1998–2021
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2021, ores and metals exports in Belarus stood at 1.1%.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and up 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Belarus peaked at 1.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2006.
Belarus ranks 143rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -27.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +50.3% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -26.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -25.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -27.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +32.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -22.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +48.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +33.5% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 2 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2020)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Belarus?
- Ores and metals exports in Belarus was 1.1% in 2021, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
- How does Belarus rank for ores and metals exports?
- Belarus ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.