Ores and metals exports in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Ores and metals exports was 5.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in Lower middle income, 1962–2024
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 Lower middle income is 5.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Lower middle income peaked at 13.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1999.
That places Lower middle income 17th 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 58 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 8.6% | — |
| 1963 | 10.2% | +18.5% |
| 1964 | 11.4% | +11.5% |
| 1965 | 11.2% | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 12.6% | +13.0% |
| 1967 | 12.0% | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 11.4% | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 11.3% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 12.6% | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 11.0% | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 10.6% | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 9.8% | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 11.4% | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 13.6% | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 11.9% | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 9.3% | -22.2% |
| 1978 | 8.4% | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 7.9% | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 8.0% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 7.6% | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 7.6% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.2% | -17.9% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | +24.3% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | -21.5% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | +32.4% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +27.7% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 8.6% | 12.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 7.9% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.2% | 8.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 14 Mauritania 33.7% compare
- 15 Madagascar 32.9% compare
- 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
More energy & mining data for Lower middle income
- Fuel imports 27.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 5.1% (2024)
- Fuel exports 25.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.7% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.7% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 906.18 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 62.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Lower middle income?
- Ores and metals exports in Lower middle income was 5.6% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 1975.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1999.
- How does Lower middle income rank for ores and metals exports?
- Lower middle income ranks 17th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.