Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Papua New Guinea: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 29.8% against 5.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 24.2%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 5.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 46 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.2% | 46.2% | 34.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 48.4% | 41.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 44.4% | 38.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 35.1% | 29.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 50.9% | 42.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 31.0% | 23.3% | Papua New Guinea |
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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 29.8% against 5.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea?
- 24.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th 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.