Cuba vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Cuba
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 53.4% against 16.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 37.3%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 3.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Cuba ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 12.1% | 7.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 12.1% | 17.3% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 11.6% | 16.4% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 13.4% | 4.4% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 17.3% | 31.2% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Cuba or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Cuba, at 53.4% against 16.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 37.3%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Cuba ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.