Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Japan in 2025 — 3.56%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 24. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 2.77 pp.
1962–2025 · % of merchandise exports
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.56 | +0.15 pp |
| 2024 | 3.41 | +0.04 pp |
| 2023 | 3.37 | −0.07 pp |
| 2022 | 3.44 | −0.06 pp |
| 2021 | 3.5 | +0.38 pp |
| 2020 | 3.13 | +0.71 pp |
| 2019 | 2.42 | −0.09 pp |
| 2018 | 2.52 | +0.09 pp |
| 2017 | 2.42 | +0.11 pp |
| 2016 | 2.31 | −0.16 pp |
| 2015 | 2.47 | −0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 2.67 | −0.13 pp |
| 2013 | 2.81 | +0.06 pp |
| 2012 | 2.74 | +0.17 pp |
| 2011 | 2.57 | +0 pp |
| 2010 | 2.57 | −0.06 pp |
| 2009 | 2.63 | +0.22 pp |
| 2008 | 2.41 | −0.01 pp |
| 2007 | 2.42 | +0.19 pp |
| 2006 | 2.23 | +0.49 pp |
| 2005 | 1.75 | +0.19 pp |
| 2004 | 1.55 | +0.22 pp |
| 2003 | 1.33 | +0.02 pp |
| 2002 | 1.3 | −0.06 pp |
| 2001 | 1.36 | +0.13 pp |
| 2000 | 1.23 | +0.02 pp |
| 1999 | 1.22 | −0.01 pp |
| 1998 | 1.23 | +0.08 pp |
| 1997 | 1.15 | +0.07 pp |
| 1996 | 1.08 | +0.03 pp |
| 1995 | 1.05 | +0.18 pp |
| 1994 | 0.87 | +0.03 pp |
| 1993 | 0.84 | −0.01 pp |
| 1992 | 0.85 | +0.04 pp |
| 1991 | 0.81 | −0.09 pp |
| 1990 | 0.9 | −0.01 pp |
| 1989 | 0.91 | +0.02 pp |
| 1988 | 0.89 | +0.02 pp |
| 1987 | 0.87 | +0.01 pp |
| 1986 | 0.85 | −0.07 pp |
| 1985 | 0.93 | −0.05 pp |
| 1984 | 0.98 | −0.19 pp |
| 1983 | 1.17 | +0.15 pp |
| 1982 | 1.03 | −0.04 pp |
| 1981 | 1.07 | −0.54 pp |
| 1980 | 1.61 | +0.36 pp |
| 1979 | 1.26 | +0.07 pp |
| 1978 | 1.19 | +0.02 pp |
| 1977 | 1.17 | +0.09 pp |
| 1976 | 1.08 | −0 pp |
| 1975 | 1.08 | −1.12 pp |
| 1974 | 2.2 | +1.23 pp |
| 1973 | 0.97 | −0.05 pp |
| 1972 | 1.02 | +0.03 pp |
| 1971 | 0.99 | −0.39 pp |
| 1970 | 1.38 | +0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 1.28 | −0.07 pp |
| 1968 | 1.35 | +0.27 pp |
| 1967 | 1.08 | −0.23 pp |
| 1966 | 1.31 | −0.28 pp |
| 1965 | 1.59 | +0.66 pp |
| 1964 | 0.93 | +0.06 pp |
| 1963 | 0.87 | +0.08 pp |
| 1962 | 0.8 | — |
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.
