Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Mauritania: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 33.7% against 5.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 28.1%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 6.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Mauritania ranks 14th of 46 groups.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.2% | 75.4% | 60.2% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 84.5% | 72.5% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 52.6% | 46.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 41.8% | 34.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 43.3% | 35.7% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 33.7% against 5.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mauritania?
- 28.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mauritania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mauritania rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Mauritania ranks 14th 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.