Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Western Asia in 2024 — 4.65%. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 3.66 pp.
1975–2024 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.65 | +0.61 pp |
| 2023 | 4.04 | −0.22 pp |
| 2022 | 4.26 | −0.21 pp |
| 2021 | 4.47 | +0.75 pp |
| 2020 | 3.72 | +0.46 pp |
| 2019 | 3.26 | −0.63 pp |
| 2018 | 3.89 | +0 pp |
| 2017 | 3.89 | +0.26 pp |
| 2016 | 3.63 | +0.22 pp |
| 2015 | 3.4 | +1.15 pp |
| 2014 | 2.25 | +0.36 pp |
| 2013 | 1.9 | +0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.89 | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 1.5 | −0.07 pp |
| 2010 | 1.56 | +0.18 pp |
| 2009 | 1.39 | +0.02 pp |
| 2008 | 1.37 | −0.06 pp |
| 2007 | 1.43 | −0.04 pp |
| 2006 | 1.47 | −0.38 pp |
| 2005 | 1.85 | +0.52 pp |
| 2004 | 1.33 | −0.24 pp |
| 2003 | 1.58 | −0.03 pp |
| 2002 | 1.61 | −0.38 pp |
| 2001 | 1.99 | +0.22 pp |
| 2000 | 1.77 | −0.27 pp |
| 1999 | 2.03 | +0.24 pp |
| 1998 | 1.79 | — |
| 1975 | 0.99 | — |
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.