IDA total vs Mauritania: Ores and metals exports

IDA total
9.5%
in 2023
Mauritania
33.7%
in 2024
IDA total rank
11th
Mauritania rank
14th

Ores and metals exports over time

  • IDA total
  • Mauritania
020406080100196219932024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 33.7% against 9.5% in IDA total, a difference of 24.2%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 3.6 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.

IDA total ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 14th of 46 groups.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 10.2% 84.5% 74.2% Mauritania
2000s 6.0% 49.3% 43.4% Mauritania
2010s 7.3% 41.8% 34.5% Mauritania
2020s 9.8% 45.7% 35.9% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals exports, IDA total or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 33.7% against 9.5% in IDA total as of 2024.
What is the difference in ores and metals exports between IDA total and Mauritania?
24.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Mauritania?
24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Mauritania rank globally for ores and metals exports?
IDA total ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 14th 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

Indicator
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 9,796 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.