Iceland vs Pre-demographic dividend: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Iceland
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 36.2% against 9.9% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 26.3%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 3.6 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
Iceland ranks 11th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Pre-demographic dividend in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 3.7% | 3.6% | Pre-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 8.5% | 7.8% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 5.4% | 21.1% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 7.3% | 31.9% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 10.3% | 28.3% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Iceland or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Iceland, at 36.2% against 9.9% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Iceland and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 26.3%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Iceland ranks 11th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 10th 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.