Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Lesotho in 2024 — 1.46%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 130. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.45 pp.
2000–2024 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.46 | +1.28 pp |
| 2023 | 0.18 | −0.01 pp |
| 2022 | 0.19 | −0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.19 | +0.01 pp |
| 2020 | 0.18 | −0.04 pp |
| 2019 | 0.22 | −1.01 pp |
| 2018 | 1.24 | +0.91 pp |
| 2017 | 0.33 | +0.07 pp |
| 2016 | 0.26 | −31.17 pp |
| 2015 | 31.43 | −15.51 pp |
| 2014 | 46.94 | +42.83 pp |
| 2013 | 4.11 | +3.94 pp |
| 2012 | 0.18 | −0.02 pp |
| 2011 | 0.19 | −0.25 pp |
| 2010 | 0.44 | +0.34 pp |
| 2009 | 0.1 | −0.15 pp |
| 2008 | 0.26 | −0.23 pp |
| 2007 | 0.48 | — |
| 2004 | 0.05 | −0.05 pp |
| 2003 | 0.1 | +0.03 pp |
| 2002 | 0.07 | +0.01 pp |
| 2001 | 0.05 | +0.05 pp |
| 2000 | 0.01 | — |
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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.
