IDA total vs Zimbabwe: Ores and metals exports

IDA total
9.5%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
33.8%
in 2024
IDA total rank
11th
Zimbabwe rank
13th

Ores and metals exports over time

  • IDA total
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 33.8% against 9.5% in IDA total, a difference of 24.3%.

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

Across all 23 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 11th and Zimbabwe ranks 13th of 46 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 6.2% 9.8% 3.6% Zimbabwe
2000s 5.9% 19.2% 13.3% Zimbabwe
2010s 7.3% 34.1% 26.7% Zimbabwe
2020s 9.8% 43.5% 33.7% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals exports, IDA total or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 33.8% against 9.5% in IDA total as of 2024.
What is the difference in ores and metals exports between IDA total and Zimbabwe?
24.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Zimbabwe?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Zimbabwe rank globally for ores and metals exports?
IDA total ranks 11th and Zimbabwe ranks 13th 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.