Argentina vs Kuwait: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Argentina
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Argentina, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.9 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 182nd and Kuwait ranks 179th of 194 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.5% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 0.2% | 3.4% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 2.6% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Argentina or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Argentina and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kuwait?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Kuwait rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Argentina ranks 182nd and Kuwait ranks 179th 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.