Egypt vs Norway: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Egypt
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.4% against 5.0% in Egypt, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Egypt ranks 69th and Norway ranks 68th of 194 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 20.9% | 19.6% | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 15.7% | 14.1% | Norway |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 9.3% | 5.6% | Norway |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 7.8% | 2.4% | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 6.4% | 2.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 5.9% | 1.3% | Norway |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 5.6% | 1.4% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Egypt or Norway?
- Norway, at 5.4% against 5.0% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Egypt and Norway?
- 0.4%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Norway?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Norway rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Egypt ranks 69th and Norway ranks 68th 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.