IDA blend vs Sierra Leone: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- IDA blend
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 19.7% against 3.7% in IDA blend, a difference of 16.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 5.3 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
IDA blend ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 46 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 18.9% | 14.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 13.0% | 7.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 33.3% | 29.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 0.7% | 3.3% | IDA blend |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 23.4% | 21.3% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, IDA blend or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 19.7% against 3.7% in IDA blend as of 2018.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between IDA blend and Sierra Leone?
- 16.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Sierra Leone?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
- How do IDA blend and Sierra Leone rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- IDA blend ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 46 groups.
- 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.