Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in South Korea in 2024 — 2.4%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 130. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 22.01 pp.
1962–2024 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.4 | −0.29 pp |
| 2023 | 2.69 | −0.28 pp |
| 2022 | 2.97 | −0.18 pp |
| 2021 | 3.15 | +0.54 pp |
| 2020 | 2.61 | +0.35 pp |
| 2019 | 2.26 | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 2.17 | +0.12 pp |
| 2017 | 2.05 | −0.02 pp |
| 2016 | 2.07 | +0.05 pp |
| 2015 | 2.02 | +0.01 pp |
| 2014 | 2.01 | +0.03 pp |
| 2013 | 1.98 | −0.13 pp |
| 2012 | 2.11 | −0.16 pp |
| 2011 | 2.27 | +0.21 pp |
| 2010 | 2.07 | +0.16 pp |
| 2009 | 1.91 | −0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 2.21 | −0.26 pp |
| 2007 | 2.47 | −0 pp |
| 2006 | 2.48 | +0.78 pp |
| 2005 | 1.69 | +0.04 pp |
| 2004 | 1.66 | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 1.46 | +0.12 pp |
| 2002 | 1.34 | +0.08 pp |
| 2001 | 1.26 | +0.02 pp |
| 2000 | 1.24 | −0.12 pp |
| 1999 | 1.36 | −0.31 pp |
| 1998 | 1.67 | +0.31 pp |
| 1997 | 1.35 | +0.45 pp |
| 1996 | 0.9 | −0.11 pp |
| 1995 | 1.01 | +0.06 pp |
| 1994 | 0.96 | +0.19 pp |
| 1993 | 0.76 | −0.07 pp |
| 1992 | 0.83 | +0.12 pp |
| 1991 | 0.71 | −0.13 pp |
| 1990 | 0.83 | −0.23 pp |
| 1989 | 1.06 | +0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 0.86 | +0.13 pp |
| 1987 | 0.74 | +0.08 pp |
| 1986 | 0.66 | −0.02 pp |
| 1985 | 0.68 | −0.05 pp |
| 1984 | 0.74 | −0.31 pp |
| 1983 | 1.05 | +0.08 pp |
| 1982 | 0.97 | +0.02 pp |
| 1981 | 0.95 | −0.18 pp |
| 1980 | 1.13 | +0.18 pp |
| 1979 | 0.95 | −0.01 pp |
| 1978 | 0.96 | −0.15 pp |
| 1977 | 1.11 | +0.03 pp |
| 1976 | 1.08 | −0.22 pp |
| 1975 | 1.3 | −0.36 pp |
| 1974 | 1.66 | +0.12 pp |
| 1973 | 1.54 | −0.83 pp |
| 1972 | 2.37 | −1.09 pp |
| 1971 | 3.46 | −2.21 pp |
| 1970 | 5.67 | −0.6 pp |
| 1969 | 6.26 | −1.11 pp |
| 1968 | 7.37 | −1.72 pp |
| 1967 | 9.09 | −2.21 pp |
| 1966 | 11.3 | −2.98 pp |
| 1965 | 14.29 | −3.03 pp |
| 1964 | 17.32 | +1.39 pp |
| 1963 | 15.93 | −8.48 pp |
| 1962 | 24.41 | — |
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.
