Lower middle income vs Papua New Guinea: Ores and metals exports

Lower middle income
5.6%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
29.8%
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
17th
Papua New Guinea rank
19th

Ores and metals exports over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 29.8% against 5.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 24.2%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 5.3 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 17th 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 Lower middle income Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 11.4% 46.2% 34.8% Papua New Guinea
1980s 6.9% 48.4% 41.5% Papua New Guinea
1990s 4.8% 44.4% 39.6% Papua New Guinea
2000s 5.1% 35.1% 30.0% Papua New Guinea
2010s 5.7% 50.9% 45.1% Papua New Guinea
2020s 6.2% 31.0% 24.8% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals exports, Lower middle income or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 29.8% against 5.6% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea?
24.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for ores and metals exports?
Lower middle income ranks 17th 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

Indicator
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 9,796 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.