Ores and metals exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Ores and metals exports was 16.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1965–2023
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 16.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 25.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2012.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 2nd out of 46 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 20.8% | — |
| 1966 | 22.4% | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 21.7% | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 15.7% | -28.0% |
| 1970 | 25.8% | +64.9% |
| 1971 | 21.8% | -15.6% |
| 1972 | 24.6% | +13.1% |
| 1973 | 24.2% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 22.9% | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 22.8% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 21.3% | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 22.9% | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 22.0% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 19.7% | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -21.5% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.2% | 15.7% | 22.4% | 4 |
| 1970s | 22.8% | 19.7% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 11.9% | 15.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 11.7% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 11.6% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.2% | 17.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More energy & mining data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Fuel imports 22.1% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2023)
- Fuel exports 20.1% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 16.8% (2023)
- Mineral rents 5.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 11.3% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 3.7% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 220.14 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 73.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Ores and metals exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 16.2% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2012.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for ores and metals exports?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.