Ores and metals exports in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Ores and metals exports was 9.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in Pre-demographic dividend, 1963–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, ores and metals exports in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 9.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 95.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 10.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1963.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 3.7% | — |
| 1972 | 8.8% | +134.5% |
| 1973 | 8.5% | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 8.6% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 7.5% | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -37.5% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -27.2% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +95.0% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -5.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports in Pre-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +134.5% | 3.7% | 8.8% |
| 2015 | +95.0% | 5.1% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 4.6% | 9.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More energy & mining data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Fuel imports 17.2% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2019)
- Fuel exports 60.2% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.8% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 15.4% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 248.13 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 62.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Ores and metals exports in Pre-demographic dividend was 9.9% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1963.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for ores and metals exports?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.