Gabon vs Sierra Leone: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Gabon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 23.3% against 19.7% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.7% | 18.9% | 10.8% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 10.4% | 0.8% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 30.4% | 23.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 23.4% | 21.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Gabon or Sierra Leone?
- Gabon, at 23.3% against 19.7% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Gabon and Sierra Leone?
- 3.6%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sierra Leone?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
- How do Gabon and Sierra Leone rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Gabon ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 29th 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.