Ores and metals exports in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Ores and metals exports was 4.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 4.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 5.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2002.
That places IDA & IBRD total 19th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 4.8% | — |
| 1985 | 4.5% | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 5.1% | +22.4% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 16 Macau, China 32.8% compare
- 17 Namibia 32.3% compare
- 18 South Africa 30.3% compare
- 19 Papua New Guinea 29.8% compare
- 20 Mongolia 26.3% compare
- 21 Bhutan 26.0% compare
- 22 Guinea 25.8% compare
More energy & mining data for IDA & IBRD total
- Fuel imports 17.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 7.8% (2024)
- Fuel exports 8.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 12.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.8% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 12.6% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,585 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 30.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in IDA & IBRD total?
- Ores and metals exports in IDA & IBRD total was 4.9% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2002.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for ores and metals exports?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.