Bahamas vs IDA blend: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Bahamas
- IDA blend
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 16.1% against 3.7% in IDA blend, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 4.3 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1974 it was IDA blend ahead.
Bahamas ranks 32nd and IDA blend ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and IDA blend in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 6.0% | 5.1% | IDA blend |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 4.7% | 3.2% | IDA blend |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 3.1% | 14.3% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 2.6% | 6.1% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.2% | 3.2% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 5.2% | 9.6% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Bahamas or IDA blend?
- Bahamas, at 16.1% against 3.7% in IDA blend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Bahamas and IDA blend?
- 12.4%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and IDA blend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and IDA blend rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Bahamas ranks 32nd and IDA blend ranks 31st 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.