Kuwait vs Sao Tome and Principe: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Kuwait
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 179th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 180th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Kuwait or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Kuwait, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Kuwait ranks 179th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 180th 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.