Ores and metals exports in IDA total
IDA total: Ores and metals exports was 9.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in IDA total, 1970–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, ores and metals exports in IDA total stood at 9.5%.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in IDA total peaked at 13.1% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 5.7% | 13.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.5% | 6.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 4 |
More energy & mining data for IDA total
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2023)
- Fuel imports 24.3% (2023)
- Fuel exports 30.8% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 7.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 374.93 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 62.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in IDA total?
- Ores and metals exports in IDA total was 9.5% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1974.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2009.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.