Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Namibia in 2024 — 32.29%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 130. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 21.41 pp.
2000–2024 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32.29 | +7.35 pp |
| 2023 | 24.94 | −1.58 pp |
| 2022 | 26.52 | −0.95 pp |
| 2021 | 27.47 | −3.7 pp |
| 2020 | 31.18 | −1.31 pp |
| 2019 | 32.49 | +4.2 pp |
| 2018 | 28.28 | +8.47 pp |
| 2017 | 19.82 | −0.88 pp |
| 2016 | 20.69 | −5.55 pp |
| 2015 | 26.24 | +1.8 pp |
| 2014 | 24.44 | −2.62 pp |
| 2013 | 27.07 | −1.46 pp |
| 2012 | 28.53 | +1.45 pp |
| 2011 | 27.07 | −0.17 pp |
| 2010 | 27.24 | +0.84 pp |
| 2009 | 26.4 | −4.53 pp |
| 2008 | 30.92 | −3.59 pp |
| 2007 | 34.52 | +8.84 pp |
| 2006 | 25.68 | +11.08 pp |
| 2005 | 14.59 | −4.87 pp |
| 2004 | 19.47 | +12.26 pp |
| 2003 | 7.21 | −3.45 pp |
| 2002 | 10.66 | +1.44 pp |
| 2001 | 9.22 | −1.65 pp |
| 2000 | 10.87 | — |
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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.
