Ores and metals exports in OECD members
OECD members: Ores and metals exports was 4.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 4.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in OECD members peaked at 7.7% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2002.
OECD members ranks 24th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 7.7% | — |
| 1963 | 7.1% | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 7.0% | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 7.0% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 7.0% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 6.7% | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 7.0% | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 6.6% | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 6.6% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 5.4% | -18.8% |
| 1972 | 4.9% | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 5.3% | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 5.9% | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 4.9% | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 4.1% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 4.5% | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 5.1% | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | -18.1% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 3.9% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 7.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More energy & mining data for OECD members
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.4% (2024)
- Fuel exports 9.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.7% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.5% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 1.4% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 16.6% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 7,670 kWh per capita (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 7.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in OECD members?
- Ores and metals exports in OECD members was 4.0% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1962.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2002.
- How does OECD members rank for ores and metals exports?
- OECD members ranks 24th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.