Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Europe & Central Asia

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Europe & Central Asia in 2024 — 3.16%. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 1.46 pp.

2024 3.16% +0.07 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 5.23%1966
Period minimum 2.61%1991

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise exports

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Europe & Central Asia, 1962–20242345619621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 4.62%1964: 4.46%1966: 5.23%1968: 5.01%1970: 4.63%1972: 3.6%1974: 4.4%1976: 3.46%1978: 3.27%1980: 4.13%1982: 2.97%1984: 3.59%1986: 2.68%1988: 3.12%1990: 2.84%1992: 2.85%1994: 2.74%1996: 3.22%1998: 3.54%2000: 3.12%2002: 2.75%2004: 2.95%2006: 3.73%2008: 3.35%2010: 3.54%2012: 3.47%2014: 3.07%2016: 2.87%2018: 3.17%2020: 3.65%2022: 3.55%2024: 3.16%
Change over the period: −1.46 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 3.16%
World 4.02%
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3.16 +0.07 pp
2023 3.09 −0.45 pp
2022 3.55 −0.51 pp
2021 4.06 +0.41 pp
2020 3.65 +0.47 pp
2019 3.18 +0 pp
2018 3.17 +0.01 pp
2017 3.17 +0.3 pp
2016 2.87 −0.14 pp
2015 3.01 −0.05 pp
2014 3.07 −0.05 pp
2013 3.11 −0.36 pp
2012 3.47 −0.25 pp
2011 3.72 +0.18 pp
2010 3.54 +0.72 pp
2009 2.83 −0.52 pp
2008 3.35 −0.41 pp
2007 3.76 +0.03 pp
2006 3.73 +0.77 pp
2005 2.96 +0.01 pp
2004 2.95 +0.31 pp
2003 2.64 −0.11 pp
2002 2.75 −0.19 pp
2001 2.94 −0.18 pp
2000 3.12 −0.05 pp
1999 3.17 −0.36 pp
1998 3.54 +0.11 pp
1997 3.43 +0.21 pp
1996 3.22 +0.14 pp
1995 3.08 +0.34 pp
1994 2.74 +0.02 pp
1993 2.73 −0.12 pp
1992 2.85 +0.24 pp
1991 2.61 −0.23 pp
1990 2.84 −0.49 pp
1989 3.33 +0.21 pp
1988 3.12 +0.32 pp
1987 2.8 +0.12 pp
1986 2.68 −0.4 pp
1985 3.09 −0.5 pp
1984 3.59 +0.25 pp
1983 3.34 +0.37 pp
1982 2.97 −0.36 pp
1981 3.33 −0.8 pp
1980 4.13 +0.52 pp
1979 3.61 +0.35 pp
1978 3.27 −0.19 pp
1977 3.46 −0.01 pp
1976 3.46 +0.11 pp
1975 3.35 −1.05 pp
1974 4.4 +0.55 pp
1973 3.86 +0.26 pp
1972 3.6 −0.15 pp
1971 3.75 −0.88 pp
1970 4.63 −0.17 pp
1969 4.8 −0.22 pp
1968 5.01 +0.2 pp
1967 4.81 −0.42 pp
1966 5.23 +0.53 pp
1965 4.7 +0.24 pp
1964 4.46 +0.31 pp
1963 4.16 −0.46 pp
1962 4.62

About the indicator

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.