Australia vs IDA total: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Australia
- IDA total
How they compare
Australia currently reports 34.6% against 9.5% in IDA total, a difference of 25.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 3.6 times IDA total's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and IDA total ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.6% | 9.7% | 10.0% | Australia |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 6.7% | 12.7% | Australia |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 5.9% | 17.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 7.3% | 26.6% | Australia |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 9.8% | 27.5% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Australia or IDA total?
- Australia, at 34.6% against 9.5% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Australia and IDA total?
- 25.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and IDA total?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Australia and IDA total rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Australia ranks 12th and IDA total ranks 11th 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.