Which Country Exports the Most Ore and Metals?

Ores and Metal Exports (As % of Merchandise Exports), 2024 or latest
Economy | September 1, 2025
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Based on a comparison of 146 countries in 2024, Dem. Republic of the Congo ranked the highest in ores and metal exports as a percentage of merchandise exports with 0.763 followed by Zambia and Bahrain. On the other end of the scale was Liberia with < 0.001, East Timor with < 0.001 and Kuwait with 0.001.

Average ores and metal exports as a percentage of merchandise exports reached 0.039 in 2024 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 4.34 % more than in the previous year and 3.80 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, average ores and metal exports as a percentage of merchandise exports reached an all time high of 0.072 in 1966 and an all time low of 0.028 in 2002. The average annual growth amounted to -0.852 % since 1962.

Data for more countries are available at Ores and Metal Exports (As % of Merchandise Exports) indicator page.

Ores and Metal Exports (As % of Merchandise Exports) Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Australia 0.297 0.345 0.407 0.428 0.302
Bahrain 0.228 0.238 0.312 0.415 0.441 ...
Bolivia 0.316 0.287 0.270 0.307 0.268
Chile 0.524 0.514 0.574 0.622 0.498
Cuba ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.072 0.385 0.431 0.490 0.534 ... ...
Dem. Republic of the Congo ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.452 0.671 0.741 0.710 0.831 ...
Iceland 0.410 0.351 0.361 0.398 0.421
Jamaica 0.652 0.538 0.453 0.370 0.234 ...
Madagascar 0.250 0.271 0.175 0.314 0.387 ...
Mauritania ... 0.360 0.485 0.424 0.630 0.395 ...
Niger 0.233 0.317 0.360 0.259 0.322 ...
Peru 0.456 0.455 0.435 0.478 0.431 ...
Tajikistan ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.588 0.569 0.476 0.404 0.624 ...
Zambia 0.775 0.746 0.788 0.793 0.756 ...
Zimbabwe 0.301 0.352 0.448 0.460 0.402