Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Singapore
Singapore: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in Singapore, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.9% for ores and metals exports in 2025.
The figure is up 22.6% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Singapore peaked at 2.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
That places Singapore 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.4% | — |
| 1963 | 1.6% | +15.2% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | -11.3% |
| 1965 | 1.5% | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | +18.8% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | -27.7% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 1.3% | -22.1% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | -16.5% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | +15.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | -27.2% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | +33.3% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +42.6% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | +23.0% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | -19.5% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | +57.7% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -38.9% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +41.4% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -17.6% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +67.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -9.7% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +22.6% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 33% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 30% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Singapore?
- Ores and metals exports in Singapore was 0.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for ores and metals exports?
- Singapore ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.