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

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Northern Africa

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Northern Africa in 2018 — 3.17%. Since 1965, the indicator has fallen by 6.85 pp.

2018 3.17% +0.47 pp vs 2017
World rank
Period maximum 10.02%1965
Period minimum 1.73%2007

Trend over time

1965–2018 · % of merchandise exports

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Northern Africa, 1965–201805101519651971197719831989199520012007201320181965: 10.02%1966: 7.16%1967: 8.02%1968: 5.37%1969: 4.71%1970: 4.43%1971: 4.19%1972: 4.59%1973: 3.72%1974: 7.17%1975: 7.11%1976: 8.6%1978: 7.3%1979: 6.47%1980: 5.48%1981: 5.27%1982: 4.75%1984: 2.88%1985: 4.07%1986: 3.42%1987: 3.68%1995: 4.37%1996: 4.23%1997: 4.53%1998: 3.92%1999: 3.31%2000: 2.38%2001: 2.49%2002: 2.63%2003: 2.12%2004: 2.2%2005: 2%2006: 2.09%2007: 1.73%2008: 2.81%2009: 2.44%2010: 2.3%2011: 3.34%2012: 3.32%2013: 2.76%2014: 2.56%2015: 3.23%2016: 2.6%2017: 2.7%2018: 3.17%
Change over the period: −6.85 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Northern Africa 3.17%
World 3.75%
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 3.17 +0.47 pp
2017 2.7 +0.09 pp
2016 2.6 −0.63 pp
2015 3.23 +0.67 pp
2014 2.56 −0.2 pp
2013 2.76 −0.56 pp
2012 3.32 −0.02 pp
2011 3.34 +1.04 pp
2010 2.3 −0.14 pp
2009 2.44 −0.38 pp
2008 2.81 +1.09 pp
2007 1.73 −0.36 pp
2006 2.09 +0.09 pp
2005 2 −0.2 pp
2004 2.2 +0.08 pp
2003 2.12 −0.51 pp
2002 2.63 +0.14 pp
2001 2.49 +0.11 pp
2000 2.38 −0.93 pp
1999 3.31 −0.61 pp
1998 3.92 −0.61 pp
1997 4.53 +0.29 pp
1996 4.23 −0.14 pp
1995 4.37
1987 3.68 +0.26 pp
1986 3.42 −0.65 pp
1985 4.07 +1.19 pp
1984 2.88
1982 4.75 −0.53 pp
1981 5.27 −0.21 pp
1980 5.48 −0.99 pp
1979 6.47 −0.82 pp
1978 7.3
1976 8.6 +1.49 pp
1975 7.11 −0.06 pp
1974 7.17 +3.45 pp
1973 3.72 −0.87 pp
1972 4.59 +0.41 pp
1971 4.19 −0.25 pp
1970 4.43 −0.28 pp
1969 4.71 −0.66 pp
1968 5.37 −2.65 pp
1967 8.02 +0.87 pp
1966 7.16 −2.86 pp
1965 10.02

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.