Japan vs Spain: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.6% against 3.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 84th and Spain ranks 87th of 194 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 5.4% | 4.3% | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 2.7% | 1.4% | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 3.5% | 2.5% | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 2.4% | 1.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.5% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.5% | 0.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 3.6% against 3.4% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Japan and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Japan ranks 84th and Spain ranks 87th 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.