Belgium vs Spain: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 85th and Spain ranks 87th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.5% | 5.4% | 5.1% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 2.7% | 4.0% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 3.6% | 1.3% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.5% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 0.6% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Belgium or Spain?
- Belgium, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Belgium and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Belgium ranks 85th and Spain ranks 87th 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.