Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Latvia in 2025 — 1.65%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 24. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 1.06 pp.
1994–2025 · % of merchandise exports
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.65 | −0.14 pp |
| 2024 | 1.79 | +0 pp |
| 2023 | 1.79 | −0.11 pp |
| 2022 | 1.89 | −0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 2.59 | +0.84 pp |
| 2020 | 1.75 | −0.02 pp |
| 2019 | 1.77 | −0.47 pp |
| 2018 | 2.25 | +0.16 pp |
| 2017 | 2.09 | +0.35 pp |
| 2016 | 1.73 | −0.48 pp |
| 2015 | 2.21 | −0.62 pp |
| 2014 | 2.83 | −0.35 pp |
| 2013 | 3.18 | −0.39 pp |
| 2012 | 3.57 | −0.98 pp |
| 2011 | 4.56 | +0.82 pp |
| 2010 | 3.73 | +0.94 pp |
| 2009 | 2.79 | −1.39 pp |
| 2008 | 4.18 | +0.68 pp |
| 2007 | 3.5 | −0.47 pp |
| 2006 | 3.97 | +0.45 pp |
| 2005 | 3.52 | +0.28 pp |
| 2004 | 3.24 | −0.71 pp |
| 2003 | 3.95 | −1.65 pp |
| 2002 | 5.61 | +0.29 pp |
| 2001 | 5.31 | −0.72 pp |
| 2000 | 6.03 | +1.87 pp |
| 1999 | 4.16 | +1.54 pp |
| 1998 | 2.62 | +0.48 pp |
| 1997 | 2.15 | +1.2 pp |
| 1996 | 0.94 | +0 pp |
| 1995 | 0.94 | +0.35 pp |
| 1994 | 0.59 | — |
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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.
