IDA total vs Zimbabwe: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- IDA total
- Zimbabwe
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
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.