Ores and metal exports as a percentage of merchandise exports rose 2.69% to 0.460 in Zimbabwe in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, ores and metal exports as a percentage of merchandise exports in Zimbabwe reached an all time high of 0.460 in 2021 and an all time low of 0.070 in 2006. When compared to Zimbabwe's main peers, ores and metal exports as a percentage of merchandise exports in Botswana amounted to 0.025, 0.325 in Mozambique, 0.378 in South Africa and 0.784 in Zambia in 2021.
Zimbabwe has been ranked 7th 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.707 | 0.693 | 0.565 | 0.452 | 0.671 | ... | ||
| Lesotho | ... | ... | ... | 0.308 | 0.003 | 0.004 | 0.014 | 0.003 | ... | |||||||||||||
| Malawi | 0.002 | 0.010 | 0.002 | 0.005 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | 0.097 | 0.074 | 0.024 | 0.013 | 0.012 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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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