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

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Eastern Europe

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Eastern Europe in 2024 — 3.03%. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 1.71 pp.

2024 3.03% +0.34 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 8.79%1998
Period minimum 2.69%2023

Trend over time

1994–2024 · % of merchandise exports

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Eastern Europe, 1994–202402.557.510199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 4.74%1995: 4.71%1996: 7.35%1997: 7.93%1998: 8.79%1999: 7%2000: 6.66%2001: 5.43%2002: 4.92%2003: 4.56%2004: 5.01%2005: 4.69%2006: 5.8%2007: 5.49%2008: 4.36%2009: 3.96%2010: 4.57%2011: 4.49%2012: 4.5%2013: 4.12%2014: 3.96%2015: 4.05%2016: 3.62%2017: 3.95%2018: 3.85%2019: 3.98%2020: 4.64%2021: 4.96%2022: 3.21%2023: 2.69%2024: 3.03%
Change over the period: −1.71 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe 3.03%
World 4.02%
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3.03 +0.34 pp
2023 2.69 −0.52 pp
2022 3.21 −1.76 pp
2021 4.96 +0.32 pp
2020 4.64 +0.66 pp
2019 3.98 +0.13 pp
2018 3.85 −0.1 pp
2017 3.95 +0.33 pp
2016 3.62 −0.42 pp
2015 4.05 +0.09 pp
2014 3.96 −0.16 pp
2013 4.12 −0.38 pp
2012 4.5 +0 pp
2011 4.49 −0.07 pp
2010 4.57 +0.61 pp
2009 3.96 −0.4 pp
2008 4.36 −1.13 pp
2007 5.49 −0.31 pp
2006 5.8 +1.11 pp
2005 4.69 −0.32 pp
2004 5.01 +0.45 pp
2003 4.56 −0.36 pp
2002 4.92 −0.51 pp
2001 5.43 −1.23 pp
2000 6.66 −0.34 pp
1999 7 −1.79 pp
1998 8.79 +0.86 pp
1997 7.93 +0.58 pp
1996 7.35 +2.63 pp
1995 4.71 −0.02 pp
1994 4.74

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.