Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Panama: Ores and metals exports

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
3.2%
in 2017
Panama
9.6%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
39th
Panama rank
42nd

Ores and metals exports over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Panama
020406080196219932024

How they compare

Panama currently reports 9.6% against 3.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 6.4%.

That makes Panama's figure about 3.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th and Panama ranks 42nd of 46 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 7.0% 1.0% 5.9% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1970s 6.7% 1.0% 5.7% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 3.5% 1.7% 1.8% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 2.6% 3.3% 0.7% Panama
2010s 3.1% 11.2% 8.2% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals exports, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Panama?
Panama, at 9.6% against 3.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Panama?
6.4%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Panama?
33 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2017.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Panama rank globally for ores and metals exports?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th and Panama ranks 42nd 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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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.