Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Sierra Leone: Ores and metals exports

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
3.9%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
19.7%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
28th
Sierra Leone rank
28th

Ores and metals exports over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 19.7% against 3.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 15.8%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 5.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 46 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 3.6% 14.2% 10.6% Sierra Leone
2000s 1.8% 0.7% 1.0% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 3.3% 23.4% 20.1% Sierra Leone

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 or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 19.7% against 3.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
15.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
9 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for ores and metals exports?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 28th 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.