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

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

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Western Europe in 2024 — 2.6%. Since 1963, the indicator has fallen by 0.47 pp.

2024 2.6% −0.02 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 4.06%1966
Period minimum 2.11%2003

Trend over time

1963–2024 · % of merchandise exports

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Western Europe, 1963–202422.533.544.519631970197719841991199820052012201920241963: 3.07%1965: 3.74%1967: 3.82%1969: 3.5%1971: 2.88%1973: 3.08%1975: 2.83%1977: 2.97%1979: 3.26%1981: 2.98%1983: 3.04%1985: 2.91%1987: 2.51%1989: 3.1%1991: 2.48%1993: 2.38%1995: 2.63%1997: 2.47%1999: 2.32%2001: 2.31%2003: 2.11%2005: 2.47%2007: 3.22%2009: 2.4%2011: 3.29%2013: 2.67%2015: 2.42%2017: 2.45%2019: 2.55%2021: 3.27%2023: 2.62%2024: 2.6%
Change over the period: −0.47 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Europe 2.6%
World 4.02%
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 2.6 −0.02 pp
2023 2.62 −0.37 pp
2022 3 −0.27 pp
2021 3.27 +0.54 pp
2020 2.73 +0.18 pp
2019 2.55 −0.02 pp
2018 2.57 +0.12 pp
2017 2.45 +0.22 pp
2016 2.23 −0.19 pp
2015 2.42 −0.16 pp
2014 2.58 −0.09 pp
2013 2.67 −0.35 pp
2012 3.02 −0.27 pp
2011 3.29 +0.2 pp
2010 3.09 +0.69 pp
2009 2.4 −0.55 pp
2008 2.95 −0.27 pp
2007 3.22 +0.03 pp
2006 3.19 +0.71 pp
2005 2.47 +0.11 pp
2004 2.37 +0.26 pp
2003 2.11 −0.08 pp
2002 2.19 −0.12 pp
2001 2.31 −0.17 pp
2000 2.48 +0.16 pp
1999 2.32 −0.01 pp
1998 2.33 −0.15 pp
1997 2.47 +0.12 pp
1996 2.36 −0.28 pp
1995 2.63 +0.18 pp
1994 2.45 +0.07 pp
1993 2.38 −0 pp
1992 2.39 −0.09 pp
1991 2.48 −0.19 pp
1990 2.67 −0.44 pp
1989 3.1 +0.17 pp
1988 2.93 +0.42 pp
1987 2.51 −0 pp
1986 2.52 −0.39 pp
1985 2.91 −0.27 pp
1984 3.17 +0.14 pp
1983 3.04 +0.35 pp
1982 2.69 −0.29 pp
1981 2.98 −0.72 pp
1980 3.7 +0.44 pp
1979 3.26 +0.38 pp
1978 2.88 −0.09 pp
1977 2.97 −0.03 pp
1976 2.99 +0.17 pp
1975 2.83 −1.04 pp
1974 3.87 +0.79 pp
1973 3.08 +0.23 pp
1972 2.84 −0.03 pp
1971 2.88 −0.46 pp
1970 3.33 −0.16 pp
1969 3.5 −0.26 pp
1968 3.76 −0.06 pp
1967 3.82 −0.24 pp
1966 4.06 +0.32 pp
1965 3.74 +0.37 pp
1964 3.37 +0.3 pp
1963 3.07

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.

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