Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| France | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Germany | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| Italy | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| United Kingdom | 5.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| Canada | 20.4 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
| United States | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 |