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

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Papua New Guinea

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Papua New Guinea in 2023 — 29.8%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 160. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 29.02 pp.

2023 29.8% −1.12 pp vs 2022
World rank 15of 160
Period maximum 69.22%1974
Period minimum 0.78%1971

Trend over time

1971–2023 · % of merchandise exports

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Papua New Guinea, 1971–202302040608019711977198319891995200120072013201920231971: 0.78%1972: 24.6%1973: 63.11%1974: 69.22%1975: 59.37%1976: 59.87%1981: 50.39%1982: 51.02%1983: 52.46%1984: 39.28%1985: 42.07%1986: 45.99%1987: 57.51%1998: 44.38%2000: 51.3%2001: 27.17%2002: 29.62%2003: 46.26%2004: 21.1%2011: 56.65%2012: 54.45%2019: 41.47%2020: 36.04%2021: 27.39%2022: 30.92%2023: 29.8%
Change over the period: +29.02 pp Annual average: 0.56 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 29.8%
World 4.02%
East Asia & Pacific 3.44%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.02%
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 29.8 −1.12 pp
2022 30.92 +3.53 pp
2021 27.39 −8.65 pp
2020 36.04 −5.43 pp
2019 41.47 —
2012 54.45 −2.2 pp
2011 56.65 —
2004 21.1 −25.15 pp
2003 46.26 +16.64 pp
2002 29.62 +2.45 pp
2001 27.17 −24.13 pp
2000 51.3 —
1998 44.38 —
1987 57.51 +11.52 pp
1986 45.99 +3.92 pp
1985 42.07 +2.79 pp
1984 39.28 −13.18 pp
1983 52.46 +1.44 pp
1982 51.02 +0.63 pp
1981 50.39 —
1976 59.87 +0.5 pp
1975 59.37 −9.85 pp
1974 69.22 +6.1 pp
1973 63.11 +38.52 pp
1972 24.6 +23.82 pp
1971 0.78 —

Melanesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

PG Papua New Guinea 29.8 FJ Fiji 1.43
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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.

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