Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in the United Kingdom in 2025 — 5.71%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 24. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 1.31 pp.
1962–2025 · % of merchandise exports
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.71 | +1.17 pp |
| 2024 | 4.54 | +0.02 pp |
| 2023 | 4.52 | −1.82 pp |
| 2022 | 6.34 | −0.57 pp |
| 2021 | 6.91 | +0.31 pp |
| 2020 | 6.6 | +2.72 pp |
| 2019 | 3.88 | +0.07 pp |
| 2018 | 3.8 | +0.04 pp |
| 2017 | 3.76 | +0.46 pp |
| 2016 | 3.3 | −0.04 pp |
| 2015 | 3.34 | −0.17 pp |
| 2014 | 3.51 | +0.26 pp |
| 2013 | 3.25 | −0.47 pp |
| 2012 | 3.72 | −0.66 pp |
| 2011 | 4.38 | +0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 3.78 | +0.76 pp |
| 2009 | 3.02 | −1.26 pp |
| 2008 | 4.28 | +0.27 pp |
| 2007 | 4.01 | +0.92 pp |
| 2006 | 3.09 | +0.25 pp |
| 2005 | 2.84 | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 2.74 | +0.51 pp |
| 2003 | 2.23 | +0.18 pp |
| 2002 | 2.05 | −0.16 pp |
| 2001 | 2.21 | −0.01 pp |
| 2000 | 2.22 | +0.38 pp |
| 1999 | 1.84 | −0.22 pp |
| 1998 | 2.06 | −0.22 pp |
| 1997 | 2.28 | −0.05 pp |
| 1996 | 2.33 | −0.39 pp |
| 1995 | 2.71 | +0.23 pp |
| 1994 | 2.49 | −0.03 pp |
| 1993 | 2.51 | +0.14 pp |
| 1992 | 2.37 | −0.49 pp |
| 1991 | 2.86 | −0.22 pp |
| 1990 | 3.08 | −0.17 pp |
| 1989 | 3.25 | +0.09 pp |
| 1988 | 3.17 | +0.24 pp |
| 1987 | 2.92 | −0.38 pp |
| 1986 | 3.3 | +0.31 pp |
| 1985 | 2.99 | −0.61 pp |
| 1984 | 3.6 | −0.47 pp |
| 1983 | 4.06 | +0.72 pp |
| 1982 | 3.34 | −0.33 pp |
| 1981 | 3.67 | −1.44 pp |
| 1980 | 5.11 | +1.2 pp |
| 1979 | 3.91 | +0.71 pp |
| 1978 | 3.2 | −0.15 pp |
| 1977 | 3.35 | −0.27 pp |
| 1976 | 3.62 | +0.05 pp |
| 1975 | 3.57 | −1.53 pp |
| 1974 | 5.1 | +0.01 pp |
| 1973 | 5.09 | +0.73 pp |
| 1972 | 4.36 | +0.27 pp |
| 1971 | 4.09 | −1.18 pp |
| 1970 | 5.27 | +0.06 pp |
| 1969 | 5.21 | −0.02 pp |
| 1968 | 5.23 | +0.23 pp |
| 1967 | 5 | +0.47 pp |
| 1966 | 4.53 | +0.23 pp |
| 1965 | 4.3 | +0.26 pp |
| 1964 | 4.04 | +0.15 pp |
| 1963 | 3.89 | −0.51 pp |
| 1962 | 4.4 | — |
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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.
