Ores and metals exports in IDA total
IDA total: Ores and metals exports was 9.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in IDA total, 1970–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, ores and metals exports in IDA total stood at 9.5%.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in IDA total peaked at 13.1% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2009.
That places IDA total 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.8% | — |
| 1971 | 8.3% | -22.6% |
| 1972 | 11.5% | +38.1% |
| 1974 | 13.1% | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 11.8% | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 10.8% | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 7.6% | -29.3% |
| 1978 | 7.2% | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 5.7% | -20.4% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +46.4% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +37.4% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 5.7% | 13.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.5% | 6.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 43.6% compare
- 9 New Caledonia 37.8% compare
- 10 Jamaica 37.6% compare
- 11 Iceland 36.2% compare
- 12 Australia 34.6% compare
- 13 Zimbabwe 33.8% compare
- 14 Mauritania 33.7% compare
More energy & mining data for IDA total
- Fuel imports 24.3% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2023)
- Fuel exports 30.8% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 7.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 374.93 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 62.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in IDA total?
- Ores and metals exports in IDA total was 9.5% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1974.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2009.
- How does IDA total rank for ores and metals exports?
- IDA total ranks 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.