Ores and metals exports in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Ores and metals exports was 3.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 3.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 6.0% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2002.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 32nd of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.0% | — |
| 1963 | 5.3% | -11.9% |
| 1964 | 5.6% | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 5.6% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 5.3% | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 5.4% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 5.1% | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 5.2% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 4.1% | -21.6% |
| 1972 | 3.8% | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 4.0% | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 4.4% | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 3.6% | -18.6% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 3.5% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | -21.1% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 3.7% | +32.9% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 18.6% compare
- 30 Montenegro 16.4% compare
- 31 Armenia 16.1% compare
- 32 Bahamas 16.1% compare
- 33 Bulgaria 15.6% compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 15.5% compare
- 35 Palestine, State of 14.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Post-demographic dividend
- Fuel imports 11.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.3% (2024)
- Fuel exports 9.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.4% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 1.3% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 9,161 kWh per capita (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 7.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Post-demographic dividend?
- Ores and metals exports in Post-demographic dividend was 3.7% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1962.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2002.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for ores and metals exports?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 32nd out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.