Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Malaysia in 2025 — 3.79%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 24. Since 1964, the indicator has fallen by 24.1 pp.
1964–2025 · % of merchandise exports
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.79 | +0.09 pp |
| 2024 | 3.7 | −0.09 pp |
| 2023 | 3.79 | −0.16 pp |
| 2022 | 3.95 | −0.77 pp |
| 2021 | 4.72 | +1.22 pp |
| 2020 | 3.5 | −0.36 pp |
| 2019 | 3.86 | −0.41 pp |
| 2018 | 4.27 | +0.32 pp |
| 2017 | 3.95 | +0.09 pp |
| 2016 | 3.85 | −0.07 pp |
| 2015 | 3.93 | +1.05 pp |
| 2014 | 2.88 | −0.42 pp |
| 2013 | 3.29 | +0.97 pp |
| 2012 | 2.32 | −0.16 pp |
| 2011 | 2.48 | +0.53 pp |
| 2010 | 1.95 | +0.42 pp |
| 2009 | 1.53 | −0.25 pp |
| 2008 | 1.79 | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 1.58 | +0.25 pp |
| 2006 | 1.33 | +0.21 pp |
| 2005 | 1.12 | +0.01 pp |
| 2004 | 1.11 | +0.24 pp |
| 2003 | 0.87 | −0.06 pp |
| 2002 | 0.93 | −0.09 pp |
| 2001 | 1.02 | −0.02 pp |
| 2000 | 1.04 | −0.11 pp |
| 1999 | 1.15 | −0.05 pp |
| 1998 | 1.2 | −0.01 pp |
| 1997 | 1.21 | −0.01 pp |
| 1996 | 1.22 | −0.12 pp |
| 1995 | 1.35 | +0.08 pp |
| 1994 | 1.27 | +0.03 pp |
| 1993 | 1.24 | −0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 1.54 | +0 pp |
| 1991 | 1.53 | −0.54 pp |
| 1990 | 2.08 | −0.92 pp |
| 1989 | 3 | +0.01 pp |
| 1988 | 2.99 | −0.06 pp |
| 1987 | 3.06 | +0.09 pp |
| 1986 | 2.97 | −2.35 pp |
| 1985 | 5.32 | +1.32 pp |
| 1984 | 3.99 | −2.35 pp |
| 1983 | 6.35 | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 6.25 | −2.77 pp |
| 1981 | 9.02 | −1.17 pp |
| 1980 | 10.19 | −0.48 pp |
| 1979 | 10.67 | −2.11 pp |
| 1978 | 12.78 | +0.36 pp |
| 1977 | 12.42 | +0.02 pp |
| 1976 | 12.4 | −1.46 pp |
| 1975 | 13.86 | −1.68 pp |
| 1974 | 15.54 | +2.51 pp |
| 1973 | 13.03 | −7.19 pp |
| 1972 | 20.22 | +0.96 pp |
| 1971 | 19.26 | −3.31 pp |
| 1970 | 22.57 | +0.81 pp |
| 1969 | 21.76 | −1.95 pp |
| 1968 | 23.71 | −2.82 pp |
| 1967 | 26.53 | +0.61 pp |
| 1966 | 25.93 | −2.93 pp |
| 1965 | 28.86 | +0.98 pp |
| 1964 | 27.88 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Indonesia
9.15
Malaysia
3.79
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.