Ores and metals exports in High income
High income: Ores and metals exports was 3.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in High income, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, ores and metals exports in High income stood at 3.9%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in High income peaked at 6.4% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2003.
That places High income 27th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in High income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.4% | — |
| 1963 | 5.7% | -12.1% |
| 1964 | 5.9% | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 6.0% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 5.9% | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 5.6% | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 5.6% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 5.4% | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 5.6% | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 4.5% | -20.5% |
| 1972 | 4.3% | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 4.8% | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 3.9% | -18.4% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 4.0% | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | -19.2% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | +44.8% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | -23.5% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +56.1% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -34.1% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports in High income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +56.1% | 3.6% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 5.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 24 Mozambique 23.3% compare
- 25 Rwanda 20.9% compare
- 26 Togo 20.7% compare
- 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.2% compare
- 28 Sierra Leone 19.7% compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 18.6% compare
- 30 Montenegro 16.4% compare
More energy & mining data for High income
- Fuel imports 11.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.3% (2024)
- Fuel exports 11.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.4% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.5% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.5% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.1% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 8,838 kWh per capita (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 6.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in High income?
- Ores and metals exports in High income was 3.9% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1962.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2003.
- How does High income rank for ores and metals exports?
- High income ranks 27th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.