Egypt vs Iran: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 5.0% against 4.7% in Iran, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 69th and Iran ranks 71st of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 0.7% | 4.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.2% | 2.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 1.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 5.8% | 2.1% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Egypt or Iran?
- Egypt, at 5.0% against 4.7% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Egypt and Iran?
- 0.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Egypt ranks 69th and Iran ranks 71st 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.