Bahrain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Bahrain
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 64.8% against 16.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 48.7%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 4.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Bahrain ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.5% | 12.2% | 1.3% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 36.6% | 5.5% | 31.1% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 57.0% | 9.3% | 47.7% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 12.6% | 3.3% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 13.5% | 8.1% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 16.8% | 32.0% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Bahrain or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Bahrain, at 64.8% against 16.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 48.7%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Bahrain ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th 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.