South Korea vs Maldives: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- South Korea
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 102nd and Maldives ranks 100th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.1% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 3.3% | 0.6% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, South Korea or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2.7% against 2.6% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between South Korea and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Maldives?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Maldives rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- South Korea ranks 102nd and Maldives ranks 100th 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.