Ores and metals exports in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Ores and metals exports was 3.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in East Asia & Pacific, 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 is 3.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 3.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1993.
That places East Asia & Pacific 36th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 2.8% | — |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | +31.2% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | -25.7% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific
- Fuel imports 18.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 8.3% (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 4.4% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 14.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 5,353 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 4.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in East Asia & Pacific?
- Ores and metals exports in East Asia & Pacific was 3.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1993.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for ores and metals exports?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 36th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.