Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Mercosur

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Mercosur in 2024 — 10.49%. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 3.85 pp.

2024 10.49% +0.07 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 15.84%2011
Period minimum 5.94%1963

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise exports

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Mercosur, 1962–202457.51012.51517.519621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 6.64%1963: 5.94%1964: 6.72%1965: 8.14%1966: 7.21%1967: 7.58%1968: 7.96%1969: 8.22%1970: 9.09%1971: 8.96%1972: 6.96%1973: 6.27%1974: 7.96%1975: 10.55%1976: 9.48%1977: 7.61%1978: 8.19%1979: 8.58%1980: 8.83%1981: 8.21%1982: 8.76%1983: 7.99%1984: 7.67%1985: 7.8%1986: 8.86%1987: 8.79%1992: 9.66%1993: 8.31%1994: 7.37%1995: 7.55%1996: 7.07%1997: 6.78%1998: 7.32%1999: 7.69%2000: 7.63%2001: 6.7%2002: 7.13%2003: 6.81%2004: 7.49%2005: 8.12%2006: 9.58%2007: 9.71%2008: 10.29%2009: 10.18%2010: 14.38%2011: 15.84%2012: 12.95%2013: 13.51%2014: 12.18%2015: 9.85%2016: 9.77%2017: 11.01%2018: 10.2%2019: 11.01%2020: 12.52%2021: 15.16%2022: 9.63%2023: 10.42%2024: 10.49%
Change over the period: +3.85 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mercosur

Mercosur 10.49%
World 4.02%
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 10.49 +0.07 pp
2023 10.42 +0.79 pp
2022 9.63 −5.53 pp
2021 15.16 +2.63 pp
2020 12.52 +1.52 pp
2019 11.01 +0.81 pp
2018 10.2 −0.81 pp
2017 11.01 +1.23 pp
2016 9.77 −0.07 pp
2015 9.85 −2.33 pp
2014 12.18 −1.33 pp
2013 13.51 +0.55 pp
2012 12.95 −2.89 pp
2011 15.84 +1.47 pp
2010 14.38 +4.19 pp
2009 10.18 −0.11 pp
2008 10.29 +0.58 pp
2007 9.71 +0.13 pp
2006 9.58 +1.46 pp
2005 8.12 +0.63 pp
2004 7.49 +0.68 pp
2003 6.81 −0.32 pp
2002 7.13 +0.43 pp
2001 6.7 −0.93 pp
2000 7.63 −0.06 pp
1999 7.69 +0.37 pp
1998 7.32 +0.54 pp
1997 6.78 −0.29 pp
1996 7.07 −0.49 pp
1995 7.55 +0.18 pp
1994 7.37 −0.93 pp
1993 8.31 −1.35 pp
1992 9.66
1987 8.79 −0.07 pp
1986 8.86 +1.06 pp
1985 7.8 +0.13 pp
1984 7.67 −0.32 pp
1983 7.99 −0.77 pp
1982 8.76 +0.55 pp
1981 8.21 −0.62 pp
1980 8.83 +0.24 pp
1979 8.58 +0.39 pp
1978 8.19 +0.58 pp
1977 7.61 −1.87 pp
1976 9.48 −1.07 pp
1975 10.55 +2.59 pp
1974 7.96 +1.68 pp
1973 6.27 −0.69 pp
1972 6.96 −2.01 pp
1971 8.96 −0.12 pp
1970 9.09 +0.86 pp
1969 8.22 +0.26 pp
1968 7.96 +0.38 pp
1967 7.58 +0.37 pp
1966 7.21 −0.93 pp
1965 8.14 +1.42 pp
1964 6.72 +0.78 pp
1963 5.94 −0.7 pp
1962 6.64

About the indicator

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.