Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 1.88%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 130. Since 1968, the indicator has risen by 1.84 pp.
1968–2024 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.88 | +0.38 pp |
| 2023 | 1.5 | −0.03 pp |
| 2022 | 1.53 | −0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 1.63 | −0.37 pp |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.72 pp |
| 2019 | 1.29 | +0.05 pp |
| 2018 | 1.24 | −0.18 pp |
| 2017 | 1.42 | −0.01 pp |
| 2016 | 1.42 | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 1.32 | +0.55 pp |
| 2014 | 0.77 | +0.37 pp |
| 2013 | 0.4 | +0.26 pp |
| 2012 | 0.14 | +0.02 pp |
| 2011 | 0.12 | −0.03 pp |
| 2010 | 0.15 | −0.08 pp |
| 2009 | 0.23 | +0.01 pp |
| 2008 | 0.22 | −0.06 pp |
| 2007 | 0.28 | +0.06 pp |
| 2006 | 0.22 | +0.08 pp |
| 2005 | 0.14 | −0.04 pp |
| 2004 | 0.17 | −0.01 pp |
| 2003 | 0.18 | −0.04 pp |
| 2002 | 0.22 | +0.02 pp |
| 2001 | 0.2 | +0.05 pp |
| 2000 | 0.15 | −0.12 pp |
| 1999 | 0.26 | −0.24 pp |
| 1998 | 0.51 | — |
| 1996 | 0.3 | −0.26 pp |
| 1995 | 0.57 | +0.22 pp |
| 1994 | 0.35 | −0.08 pp |
| 1993 | 0.43 | −0.12 pp |
| 1992 | 0.55 | +0.31 pp |
| 1991 | 0.24 | — |
| 1985 | 0.12 | — |
| 1982 | 0.03 | +0 pp |
| 1981 | 0.02 | −0.04 pp |
| 1980 | 0.06 | −0.02 pp |
| 1979 | 0.08 | −0.07 pp |
| 1978 | 0.15 | +0.14 pp |
| 1977 | 0.01 | +0 pp |
| 1976 | 0.01 | −0.01 pp |
| 1975 | 0.02 | +0.01 pp |
| 1974 | 0.01 | — |
| 1969 | 0.03 | −0.01 pp |
| 1968 | 0.04 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
