Argentina vs Benin: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Argentina
- Benin
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.5 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 182nd and Benin ranks 184th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Benin in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 2.4% | 1.8% | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 0.2% | 2.8% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 0.6% | 2.9% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 1.0% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Argentina or Benin?
- Argentina, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Argentina and Benin?
- 0.0%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Benin?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Benin rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Argentina ranks 182nd and Benin ranks 184th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.