Ores and metals exports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Ores and metals exports was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1984–2024
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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 2.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 3.3% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2009.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 43rd out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 2.8% | — |
| 1985 | 2.4% | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -15.7% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +59.5% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -44.9% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 19.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 12.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.9% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.6% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.5% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 4,920 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 4.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Ores and metals exports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 2.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1987.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2009.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for ores and metals exports?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 43rd out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.