Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 0.57%. Ranked 119 in the world out of 130. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 0.25 pp.
1962–2024 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.57 | −0.03 pp |
| 2023 | 0.6 | −0.08 pp |
| 2022 | 0.68 | −0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.68 | +0.13 pp |
| 2020 | 0.55 | −0.19 pp |
| 2019 | 0.74 | — |
| 2017 | 0.78 | +0.18 pp |
| 2016 | 0.6 | +0.06 pp |
| 2015 | 0.54 | −0.02 pp |
| 2014 | 0.56 | −0.07 pp |
| 2013 | 0.62 | −0.14 pp |
| 2012 | 0.76 | +0.15 pp |
| 2011 | 0.61 | −0.26 pp |
| 2010 | 0.88 | −0.54 pp |
| 2009 | 1.41 | −0.24 pp |
| 2008 | 1.65 | −0.45 pp |
| 2007 | 2.1 | +0.28 pp |
| 2006 | 1.82 | −1.79 pp |
| 2005 | 3.62 | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 3.12 | +0.27 pp |
| 2003 | 2.86 | +0.99 pp |
| 2002 | 1.87 | +1.57 pp |
| 2001 | 0.3 | +0.02 pp |
| 2000 | 0.28 | +0.05 pp |
| 1999 | 0.23 | — |
| 1994 | 0.65 | −0.11 pp |
| 1993 | 0.76 | −0.02 pp |
| 1992 | 0.78 | +0.08 pp |
| 1991 | 0.7 | −0.88 pp |
| 1990 | 1.58 | — |
| 1987 | 1.15 | −0.49 pp |
| 1986 | 1.64 | +0.58 pp |
| 1985 | 1.06 | +0.15 pp |
| 1984 | 0.9 | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 0.81 | −0.05 pp |
| 1982 | 0.86 | +0.04 pp |
| 1981 | 0.82 | −0.03 pp |
| 1980 | 0.85 | −0.08 pp |
| 1979 | 0.93 | −3.86 pp |
| 1978 | 4.79 | −0.17 pp |
| 1977 | 4.96 | −1.32 pp |
| 1976 | 6.27 | +0.99 pp |
| 1975 | 5.28 | +1.35 pp |
| 1974 | 3.93 | — |
| 1972 | 1.46 | +0.7 pp |
| 1971 | 0.76 | +0.06 pp |
| 1970 | 0.7 | +0.02 pp |
| 1969 | 0.67 | +0.11 pp |
| 1968 | 0.56 | +0.02 pp |
| 1967 | 0.54 | +0.07 pp |
| 1966 | 0.48 | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 0.38 | −0.04 pp |
| 1964 | 0.41 | +0.09 pp |
| 1963 | 0.33 | +0 pp |
| 1962 | 0.32 | — |
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.
