Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Iran in 2022 — 6.07%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 163. Since 1963, the indicator has risen by 5.48 pp.
1963–2022 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.07 | −0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 6.47 | +0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 5.97 | −0.73 pp |
| 2019 | 6.7 | +3.93 pp |
| 2018 | 2.77 | −0.47 pp |
| 2017 | 3.24 | +0.08 pp |
| 2016 | 3.16 | +0.28 pp |
| 2015 | 2.89 | −0.01 pp |
| 2014 | 2.9 | −0.49 pp |
| 2013 | 3.39 | — |
| 2011 | 2.19 | −0.93 pp |
| 2010 | 3.13 | — |
| 2006 | 2.42 | +1.25 pp |
| 2005 | 1.17 | +0.14 pp |
| 2004 | 1.02 | −0.07 pp |
| 2003 | 1.1 | +0.25 pp |
| 2002 | 0.84 | −0.19 pp |
| 2001 | 1.03 | +0.26 pp |
| 2000 | 0.77 | −0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.87 | +0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 0.57 | −0.02 pp |
| 1997 | 0.6 | — |
| 1977 | 0.09 | +0.02 pp |
| 1976 | 0.07 | −0.17 pp |
| 1975 | 0.24 | −0.02 pp |
| 1974 | 0.26 | −0.46 pp |
| 1973 | 0.72 | −0.17 pp |
| 1972 | 0.89 | −0.25 pp |
| 1971 | 1.14 | −0.06 pp |
| 1970 | 1.2 | +0.55 pp |
| 1969 | 0.65 | +0.14 pp |
| 1968 | 0.51 | +0.03 pp |
| 1967 | 0.48 | −0.37 pp |
| 1966 | 0.86 | +0.07 pp |
| 1965 | 0.78 | +0.05 pp |
| 1964 | 0.74 | +0.15 pp |
| 1963 | 0.59 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
