Iceland vs Mauritania: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Iceland
- Mauritania
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 36.2% against 33.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 75.4% | 75.2% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 13.4% | 84.5% | 71.1% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 52.6% | 28.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 41.8% | 2.7% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 43.3% | 5.6% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Iceland or Mauritania?
- Iceland, at 36.2% against 33.7% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Iceland and Mauritania?
- 2.5%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mauritania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Mauritania rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Iceland ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 14th 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.