Botswana vs Brazil: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Botswana
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 12.2% against 10.7% in Botswana, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Botswana ranks 39th and Brazil ranks 38th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 10.4% | 2.2% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 15.1% | 8.7% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 15.1% | 10.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Botswana or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 12.2% against 10.7% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Botswana and Brazil?
- 1.5%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Brazil?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Brazil rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Botswana ranks 39th and Brazil ranks 38th 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.