Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs South Africa: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 30.3% against 5.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 24.7%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 5.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1974 it was South Africa ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 18th of 46 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 16.0% | 5.0% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 7.7% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 10.3% | 4.1% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 22.4% | 16.5% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 25.7% | 18.1% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 31.6% | 24.3% | South Africa |
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 South Africa?
- South Africa, at 30.3% against 5.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa?
- 24.7%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 18th 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.