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

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Melanesia

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Melanesia in 2015 — 19.25%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 17.82 pp.

2015 19.25% +3.39 pp vs 2014
World rank —
Period maximum 50.39%1974
Period minimum 0.83%1971

Trend over time

1970–2015 · % of merchandise exports

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Melanesia, 1970–2015020406019701975198019851990199520002005201020151970: 1.43%1971: 0.83%1972: 16.18%1973: 48.54%1974: 50.39%1975: 40.14%1976: 46.07%1977: 28.23%1978: 17.79%1979: 13.36%1980: 18.77%1981: 34.32%1982: 32.9%1983: 36.57%2000: 38.77%2001: 22.46%2002: 22.13%2003: 32.6%2004: 19.56%2005: 16.19%2006: 21.89%2007: 26.71%2008: 24.98%2009: 9.35%2010: 23.69%2011: 44.63%2012: 41.99%2013: 17.93%2014: 15.86%2015: 19.25%
Change over the period: +17.82 pp Annual average: 0.4 pp

Comparison, 2015

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

Melanesia 19.25%
World 3.72%
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 19.25 +3.39 pp
2014 15.86 −2.08 pp
2013 17.93 −24.06 pp
2012 41.99 −2.63 pp
2011 44.63 +20.93 pp
2010 23.69 +14.34 pp
2009 9.35 −15.63 pp
2008 24.98 −1.72 pp
2007 26.71 +4.82 pp
2006 21.89 +5.7 pp
2005 16.19 −3.37 pp
2004 19.56 −13.04 pp
2003 32.6 +10.47 pp
2002 22.13 −0.33 pp
2001 22.46 −16.32 pp
2000 38.77 —
1983 36.57 +3.68 pp
1982 32.9 −1.43 pp
1981 34.32 +15.55 pp
1980 18.77 +5.41 pp
1979 13.36 −4.43 pp
1978 17.79 −10.44 pp
1977 28.23 −17.83 pp
1976 46.07 +5.93 pp
1975 40.14 −10.25 pp
1974 50.39 +1.85 pp
1973 48.54 +32.36 pp
1972 16.18 +15.35 pp
1971 0.83 −0.6 pp
1970 1.43 —

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.

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