Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Southern Asia in 2022 — 4.1%. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 1.37 pp.
1974–2022 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.1 | −0.84 pp |
| 2021 | 4.93 | +0.24 pp |
| 2020 | 4.69 | +0.75 pp |
| 2019 | 3.94 | +0.88 pp |
| 2018 | 3.06 | −0.34 pp |
| 2017 | 3.4 | +0.63 pp |
| 2016 | 2.76 | −0.09 pp |
| 2015 | 2.86 | −0.11 pp |
| 2014 | 2.97 | +0.11 pp |
| 2013 | 2.86 | −0.21 pp |
| 2012 | 3.07 | −0.04 pp |
| 2011 | 3.12 | −2.43 pp |
| 2010 | 5.55 | +0.31 pp |
| 2009 | 5.25 | −0.17 pp |
| 2008 | 5.42 | −1.01 pp |
| 2007 | 6.43 | +1.35 pp |
| 2006 | 5.08 | +0.55 pp |
| 2005 | 4.53 | +1.04 pp |
| 2004 | 3.5 | +1.09 pp |
| 2003 | 2.4 | −0.08 pp |
| 2002 | 2.49 | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 1.79 | +0.22 pp |
| 2000 | 1.57 | −0.02 pp |
| 1999 | 1.59 | +0.08 pp |
| 1998 | 1.51 | — |
| 1977 | 3.09 | −0.85 pp |
| 1976 | 3.94 | — |
| 1974 | 2.72 | — |
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.