Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in South Asia in 2024 — 3.57%. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 2.95 pp.
1962–2024 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.57 | −0.24 pp |
| 2023 | 3.81 | +0.17 pp |
| 2022 | 3.64 | −1.02 pp |
| 2021 | 4.66 | +0.09 pp |
| 2020 | 4.57 | +1.08 pp |
| 2019 | 3.49 | +0.28 pp |
| 2018 | 3.21 | −0.32 pp |
| 2017 | 3.53 | +0.75 pp |
| 2016 | 2.78 | −0.16 pp |
| 2015 | 2.94 | −0.12 pp |
| 2014 | 3.07 | +0.36 pp |
| 2013 | 2.71 | −0.34 pp |
| 2012 | 3.05 | −0.42 pp |
| 2011 | 3.47 | −3.17 pp |
| 2010 | 6.64 | +1.11 pp |
| 2009 | 5.53 | −0.09 pp |
| 2008 | 5.62 | −1.18 pp |
| 2007 | 6.81 | −0.21 pp |
| 2006 | 7.02 | +0.36 pp |
| 2005 | 6.66 | +1.54 pp |
| 2004 | 5.12 | +1.72 pp |
| 2003 | 3.4 | −0.34 pp |
| 2002 | 3.74 | +1.15 pp |
| 2001 | 2.59 | +0.14 pp |
| 2000 | 2.44 | +0.02 pp |
| 1999 | 2.42 | +0.22 pp |
| 1998 | 2.2 | −0.6 pp |
| 1997 | 2.8 | −0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 3.2 | −0.38 pp |
| 1995 | 3.58 | +0.33 pp |
| 1994 | 3.25 | −0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 3.55 | −0.87 pp |
| 1992 | 4.42 | −1.04 pp |
| 1991 | 5.46 | −0.15 pp |
| 1990 | 5.61 | −1.15 pp |
| 1989 | 6.76 | +0.43 pp |
| 1988 | 6.33 | +1.36 pp |
| 1987 | 4.96 | −0.18 pp |
| 1986 | 5.15 | −2.15 pp |
| 1985 | 7.3 | +2.51 pp |
| 1984 | 4.79 | +0.13 pp |
| 1983 | 4.67 | −0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 4.87 | −0.5 pp |
| 1981 | 5.37 | −1.11 pp |
| 1980 | 6.48 | +0.75 pp |
| 1979 | 5.73 | −1.13 pp |
| 1978 | 6.86 | −0.24 pp |
| 1977 | 7.1 | −3.63 pp |
| 1976 | 10.73 | −1.34 pp |
| 1975 | 12.07 | +3.62 pp |
| 1974 | 8.45 | +1.18 pp |
| 1973 | 7.27 | −1.34 pp |
| 1972 | 8.61 | −0.96 pp |
| 1971 | 9.57 | −1.93 pp |
| 1970 | 11.5 | +0.97 pp |
| 1969 | 10.53 | +0.16 pp |
| 1968 | 10.37 | +0.76 pp |
| 1967 | 9.6 | −0.23 pp |
| 1966 | 9.83 | +1.22 pp |
| 1965 | 8.61 | +0.2 pp |
| 1964 | 8.41 | +0.8 pp |
| 1963 | 7.62 | +1.1 pp |
| 1962 | 6.52 | — |
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.