Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in the Cayman Islands in 2024 — 3.81%. Ranked 58 in the world out of 130. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 38.88 pp.
1980–2024 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cayman Islands
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.81 | −1.76 pp |
| 2023 | 5.56 | −4.53 pp |
| 2022 | 10.1 | −7.61 pp |
| 2021 | 17.71 | +11.65 pp |
| 2020 | 6.05 | — |
| 1980 | 42.69 | — |
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The share of ores, concentrates, non-ferrous and ferrous metals in merchandise exports. This is the second measure of commodity dependence after fuel, and the difference between them is meaningful: fuel is burned while metal stays in circulation, so a metallurgical specialization is more robust than an oil one to the shift to renewable energy — and demand for copper, lithium and nickel is exactly what that shift raises.
Important: Ores and metals together, with no split between raw material and processing: a country exporting concentrate and a country exporting rolled steel look the same by this indicator.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
