Ores and metals exports in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Ores and metals exports was 4.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income is 4.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Low & middle income peaked at 4.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2002.
Low & middle income ranks 21st of 46 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 3.9% | — |
| 1985 | 3.8% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | +23.3% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -24.5% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | +24.0% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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
- 23 Gabon 23.3% compare
- 24 Mozambique 23.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Low & middle income
- Fuel imports 18.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 8.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 8.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.1% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,450 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 30.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Low & middle income?
- Ores and metals exports in Low & middle income was 4.2% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2002.
- How does Low & middle income rank for ores and metals exports?
- Low & middle income ranks 21st out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.