El Salvador vs Samoa: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- El Salvador
- Samoa
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1967 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 133rd and Samoa ranks 136th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.1% | 2.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 1.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, El Salvador or Samoa?
- El Salvador, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between El Salvador and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Samoa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Samoa rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- El Salvador ranks 133rd and Samoa ranks 136th 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.