Australia vs Madagascar: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Australia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Australia currently reports 34.6% against 32.9% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Madagascar ranks 15th of 194 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 3.7% | 7.5% | Australia |
| 1970s | 19.4% | 4.8% | 14.6% | Australia |
| 1980s | 18.6% | 4.0% | 14.6% | Australia |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 7.1% | 13.6% | Australia |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 2.5% | 20.5% | Australia |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 23.7% | 10.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 31.9% | 4.7% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Australia or Madagascar?
- Australia, at 34.6% against 32.9% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Australia and Madagascar?
- 1.7%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Madagascar?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Madagascar rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Australia ranks 12th and Madagascar ranks 15th 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.