Early-demographic dividend vs Iceland: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 36.2% against 6.9% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 29.3%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 5.3 times Early-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 12th and Iceland ranks 11th of 46 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3% | 1.1% | 10.2% | Early-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 14.8% | 6.0% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 12.5% | 6.1% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 11.7% | 7.6% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 24.3% | 19.3% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 39.1% | 33.7% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 37.7% | 30.6% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Early-demographic dividend or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 36.2% against 6.9% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Early-demographic dividend and Iceland?
- 29.3%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Iceland?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Iceland rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 12th and Iceland ranks 11th of 46 groups.
- 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.