Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) by country
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is...
Countries reporting
194
Highest
76.3%
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
2.7%
Years covered
64
1962–2025
Data points
9,796
What the numbers show
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 76.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.7%, and the mean is 8.4%.
Over the past decade 115 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 450,863.0%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 100.0%).
Ores and metals exports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 76.3% | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 2 | Zambia | 73.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 3 | Bahrain | 64.8% | 2024 | up 329.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Chile | 57.1% | 2025 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 5 | Cuba | 53.4% | 2022 | up 130.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Tajikistan | 52.8% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 7 | Peru | 47.8% | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 8 | Bolivia | 43.6% | 2024 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 9 | New Caledonia | 37.8% | 2015 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Jamaica | 37.6% | 2023 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 36.2% | 2025 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 34.6% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 33.8% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 14 | Mauritania | 33.7% | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 15 | Madagascar | 32.9% | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Macao | 32.8% | 2024 | up 215.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Namibia | 32.3% | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 30.3% | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | 29.8% | 2023 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 20 | Mongolia | 26.3% | 2023 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 21 | Bhutan | 26.0% | 2025 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Guinea | 25.8% | 2016 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 23 | Gabon | 23.3% | 2023 | up 1,581.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Mozambique | 23.3% | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Rwanda | 20.9% | 2022 | down 47.5% | rising |
| 26 | Togo | 20.7% | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Laos | 20.2% | 2023 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 19.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.6% | 2025 | up 489.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Montenegro | 16.4% | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 31 | Armenia | 16.1% | 2024 | down 54.2% | rising |
| 32 | Bahamas | 16.1% | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 15.6% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 15.5% | 2024 | up 72.4% | falling |
| 35 | Palestine | 14.4% | 2023 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Seychelles | 13.7% | 2024 | up 122,948.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Georgia | 13.6% | 2024 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 38 | Brazil | 12.2% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 39 | Botswana | 10.7% | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Serbia | 10.3% | 2007 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.7% | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 42 | Panama | 9.6% | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Lebanon | 9.3% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 44 | Indonesia | 9.2% | 2025 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 45 | Jordan | 8.5% | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Greece | 8.4% | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 47 | Ukraine | 8.2% | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 8.1% | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 49 | Finland | 8.0% | 2024 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 50 | Senegal | 7.9% | 2024 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Barbados | 7.6% | 2024 | up 513.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Philippines | 7.5% | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Russia | 7.4% | 2021 | up 54.3% | falling |
| 54 | Gambia | 7.3% | 2024 | up 189.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Canada | 7.2% | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Ecuador | 6.9% | 2024 | up 827.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Aruba | 6.8% | 2023 | up 270.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Central African Republic | 6.3% | 2024 | up 2,049.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Iran | 6.1% | 2022 | up 176.7% | volatile |
| 60 | United Kingdom | 5.7% | 2025 | up 70.6% | flat |
| 61 | Albania | 5.6% | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Tanzania | 5.6% | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Saint Lucia | 5.5% | 2020 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Sweden | 5.5% | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Oman | 5.5% | 2024 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Egypt | 5.4% | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Norway | 5.4% | 2025 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Kenya | 5.1% | 2024 | up 132.2% | rising |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 4.7% | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Cyprus | 4.4% | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Angola | 4.4% | 2024 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 4.3% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 73 | Pakistan | 4.3% | 2024 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 4.3% | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 75 | Turkey | 4.3% | 2024 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 76 | Maldives | 4.3% | 2024 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Suriname | 4.0% | 2024 | up 1,044.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Haiti | 3.9% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Cayman Islands | 3.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Ghana | 3.8% | 2023 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Malaysia | 3.8% | 2025 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Solomon Islands | 3.8% | 2018 | up 1,799.2% | volatile |
| 83 | India | 3.7% | 2024 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 84 | Japan | 3.6% | 2025 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Belgium | 3.5% | 2024 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 3.4% | 2023 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Spain | 3.4% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 3.3% | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Austria | 3.3% | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 90 | New Zealand | 3.2% | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 91 | Poland | 3.2% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 92 | Honduras | 3.2% | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 93 | Morocco | 3.2% | 2024 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Slovenia | 3.0% | 2024 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 95 | United States | 2.9% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 96 | Thailand | 2.8% | 2024 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Germany | 2.7% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 98 | Portugal | 2.7% | 2025 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 99 | Romania | 2.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 100 | Syria | 2.7% | 2010 | up 252.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Qatar | 2.5% | 2024 | up 896.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Myanmar | 2.4% | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Italy | 2.4% | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 104 | South Korea | 2.4% | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 105 | France | 2.4% | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 106 | Mexico | 2.4% | 2025 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Netherlands | 2.3% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 108 | Cambodia | 2.3% | 2024 | up 795.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Moldova | 2.3% | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Mauritius | 2.3% | 2024 | up 281.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Fiji | 2.3% | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Cameroon | 2.2% | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Afghanistan | 2.2% | 2019 | up 1,494.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Palau | 2.1% | 2018 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 115 | Denmark | 1.9% | 2025 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 116 | Burundi | 1.9% | 2023 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Saudi Arabia | 1.9% | 2024 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Estonia | 1.9% | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 119 | Colombia | 1.8% | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Lithuania | 1.8% | 2025 | up 41.4% | falling |
| 121 | Hong Kong | 1.8% | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Andorra | 1.8% | 2023 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 123 | Slovakia | 1.7% | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 124 | Paraguay | 1.7% | 2025 | up 154.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Latvia | 1.6% | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 1.6% | 2011 | up 3,555.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Tunisia | 1.5% | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 1.5% | 2025 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 129 | China | 1.5% | 2024 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 130 | Switzerland | 1.5% | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 131 | Grenada | 1.5% | 2024 | up 2,895.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Lesotho | 1.5% | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Nepal | 1.4% | 2022 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Czechia | 1.4% | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 135 | Costa Rica | 1.4% | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Samoa | 1.3% | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 137 | El Salvador | 1.3% | 2024 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 138 | Hungary | 1.3% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 139 | Comoros | 1.2% | 2023 | up 5,949.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Nigeria | 1.2% | 2024 | up 231.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Congo | 1.2% | 2023 | up 8,070.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Israel | 1.2% | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 143 | Belarus | 1.1% | 2021 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 144 | Nicaragua | 1.1% | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Vietnam | 1.1% | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 146 | Guyana | 1.0% | 2025 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Tonga | 1.0% | 2023 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Dominica | 0.9% | 2023 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Malawi | 0.8% | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.8% | 2012 | up 1,033.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Chad | 0.8% | 1975 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 152 | Guatemala | 0.8% | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.8% | 2024 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8% | 2024 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Mali | 0.7% | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Singapore | 0.7% | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 157 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2023 | up 470.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Uganda | 0.7% | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Libya | 0.7% | 2019 | up 450,863.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Sudan | 0.7% | 2018 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Malta | 0.7% | 2024 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.6% | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Ireland | 0.6% | 2024 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Eswatini | 0.6% | 2023 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Kiribati | 0.6% | 2021 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Belize | 0.6% | 2025 | up 370.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.6% | 2023 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Djibouti | 0.5% | 2023 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 170 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5% | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Venezuela | 0.4% | 2013 | down 89.2% | falling |
| 172 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2024 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 173 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2018 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Burkina Faso | 0.2% | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 175 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.2% | 1978 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2% | 2023 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Algeria | 0.2% | 2017 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Brunei | 0.1% | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Kuwait | 0.1% | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Faroe Islands | 0.1% | 2009 | up 39,608.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Greenland | 0.1% | 2018 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Benin | 0.1% | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 184 | East Timor | 0.1% | 2023 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Liberia | 0.1% | 2023 | down 99.7% | falling |
| 186 | Micronesia (country) | 0.1% | 2013 | up 435.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Somalia | 0.0% | 1982 | up 559.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Niger | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2017 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 191 | French Polynesia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2013 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Cape Verde | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Eastern and Southern 22.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 16.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 16.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 16.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 16.1%
- Least developed countries: UN classification 15.1%
- IDA only 14.5%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 10.4%
- Pre-demographic dividend 9.9%
- IDA total 9.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 6.9%
About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.