Ireland vs Malta: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Ireland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.
Ireland ranks 163rd and Malta ranks 161st of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 4.7% | 0.7% | Malta |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 1.3% | 2.3% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 0.6% | 1.5% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Ireland or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Ireland and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Ireland ranks 163rd and Malta ranks 161st 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.