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

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

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Northern Europe in 2024 — 4.03%. Since 1976, the indicator has fallen by 0.58 pp.

2024 4.03% +0.01 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 5.17%2021
Period minimum 2.3%1999

Trend over time

1976–2024 · % of merchandise exports

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Northern Europe, 1976–202423456197619811986199119962001200620112016202120241976: 4.61%1988: 3.96%1989: 4.14%1990: 3.59%1992: 2.91%1994: 2.87%1995: 3.02%1996: 2.65%1997: 2.68%1998: 2.46%1999: 2.3%2000: 2.48%2001: 2.42%2002: 2.31%2003: 2.5%2004: 2.88%2005: 2.94%2006: 3.54%2007: 4.18%2008: 3.95%2009: 3.06%2010: 3.97%2011: 4.29%2012: 3.88%2013: 3.45%2014: 3.64%2015: 3.4%2016: 3.29%2017: 3.79%2018: 3.77%2019: 3.65%2020: 4.81%2021: 5.17%2022: 4.67%2023: 4.03%2024: 4.03%
Change over the period: −0.58 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Europe 4.03%
World 4.02%
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.03 +0.01 pp
2023 4.03 −0.64 pp
2022 4.67 −0.5 pp
2021 5.17 +0.36 pp
2020 4.81 +1.16 pp
2019 3.65 −0.12 pp
2018 3.77 −0.02 pp
2017 3.79 +0.51 pp
2016 3.29 −0.11 pp
2015 3.4 −0.24 pp
2014 3.64 +0.19 pp
2013 3.45 −0.43 pp
2012 3.88 −0.42 pp
2011 4.29 +0.33 pp
2010 3.97 +0.91 pp
2009 3.06 −0.89 pp
2008 3.95 −0.23 pp
2007 4.18 +0.63 pp
2006 3.54 +0.61 pp
2005 2.94 +0.06 pp
2004 2.88 +0.38 pp
2003 2.5 +0.19 pp
2002 2.31 −0.11 pp
2001 2.42 −0.06 pp
2000 2.48 +0.18 pp
1999 2.3 −0.15 pp
1998 2.46 −0.22 pp
1997 2.68 +0.03 pp
1996 2.65 −0.37 pp
1995 3.02 +0.15 pp
1994 2.87
1992 2.91
1990 3.59 −0.55 pp
1989 4.14 +0.19 pp
1988 3.96
1976 4.61

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.