Ores and metals exports in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Ores and metals exports was 9.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in Pre-demographic dividend, 1963–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, ores and metals exports in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 9.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 95.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 10.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1963.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 4.6% | 9.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.5% | 4 |
More energy & mining data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2019)
- Fuel imports 17.2% (2019)
- Fuel exports 60.2% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.8% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 15.4% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 248.13 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 62.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Ores and metals exports in Pre-demographic dividend was 9.9% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1963.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.