Cuba vs Zambia: Ores and metals exports

Cuba
53.4%
in 2022
Zambia
73.0%
in 2024
Cuba rank
5th
Zambia rank
2nd

Ores and metals exports over time

  • Cuba
  • Zambia
020406080100196619952024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 73.0% against 53.4% in Cuba, a difference of 19.6%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Zambia ahead.

Cuba ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 194 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 5.1% 97.3% 92.2% Zambia
1990s 29.3% 62.9% 33.6% Zambia
2000s 33.8% 62.7% 28.9% Zambia
2010s 17.7% 76.2% 58.5% Zambia
2020s 48.5% 77.9% 29.4% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals exports, Cuba or Zambia?
Zambia, at 73.0% against 53.4% in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Cuba and Zambia?
19.6%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Zambia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Cuba and Zambia rank globally for ores and metals exports?
Cuba ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd 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

Indicator
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 9,796 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.