Ores and metal exports as a percentage of merchandise exports rose 20.2% to 0.378 in South Africa in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, ores and metal exports as a percentage of merchandise exports in South Africa reached an all time high of 0.378 in 2021 and an all time low of 0.064 in 1994.
South Africa has been ranked 12th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of ores and metal exports as a percentage of merchandise exports, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Ores and Metal Exports (As % of Merchandise Exports) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.032 | 0.035 | 0.033 | 0.029 | 0.035 | ||||||||||
| Botswana | 0.072 | 0.040 | 0.026 | 0.010 | 0.008 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | ... | ... | ... | 0.308 | 0.003 | 0.004 | 0.014 | 0.003 | ... | |||||||||||||
| Mozambique | 0.382 | 0.325 | 0.305 | 0.315 | 0.299 | |||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | 0.262 | 0.207 | 0.198 | 0.283 | 0.316 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 0.233 | 0.221 | 0.242 | 0.256 | 0.285 | |||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | 0.742 | 0.720 | 0.786 | 0.766 | 0.749 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 0.311 | 0.312 | 0.312 | 0.301 | 0.352 |
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