Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in OPEC in 2019 — 2.63%. Since 1968, the indicator has risen by 0.6 pp.
1968–2019 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: OPEC
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.63 | −0.56 pp |
| 2018 | 3.19 | +0.21 pp |
| 2017 | 2.99 | +0.08 pp |
| 2016 | 2.91 | +0.29 pp |
| 2015 | 2.62 | +0.97 pp |
| 2014 | 1.65 | +0.62 pp |
| 2013 | 1.03 | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 0.63 | −0.03 pp |
| 2011 | 0.66 | −0.24 pp |
| 2010 | 0.9 | +0.41 pp |
| 2009 | 0.49 | −0.07 pp |
| 2008 | 0.56 | +0.04 pp |
| 2007 | 0.52 | −0.36 pp |
| 2006 | 0.89 | +0.14 pp |
| 2005 | 0.74 | −0.07 pp |
| 2004 | 0.82 | −0.19 pp |
| 2003 | 1.01 | −0.12 pp |
| 2002 | 1.13 | −0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 1.42 | +0.28 pp |
| 2000 | 1.14 | −0.51 pp |
| 1999 | 1.65 | +0.22 pp |
| 1998 | 1.43 | — |
| 1979 | 0.65 | +0.15 pp |
| 1978 | 0.5 | −0.15 pp |
| 1977 | 0.65 | −0.06 pp |
| 1976 | 0.71 | −0 pp |
| 1975 | 0.72 | +0.03 pp |
| 1974 | 0.69 | −0.74 pp |
| 1973 | 1.43 | −0.13 pp |
| 1972 | 1.56 | −0.37 pp |
| 1971 | 1.92 | −0.55 pp |
| 1970 | 2.47 | +0.3 pp |
| 1969 | 2.17 | +0.15 pp |
| 1968 | 2.03 | — |
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.