Mongolia vs Papua New Guinea: Ores and metals exports

Mongolia
26.3%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
29.8%
in 2023
Mongolia rank
20th
Papua New Guinea rank
19th

Ores and metals exports over time

  • Mongolia
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060197119972023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 29.8% against 26.3% in Mongolia, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 47.6% 44.4% 3.2% Mongolia
2000s 35.7% 35.1% 0.6% Mongolia
2010s 38.9% 41.5% 2.6% Papua New Guinea
2020s 36.7% 31.0% 5.6% Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals exports, Mongolia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 29.8% against 26.3% in Mongolia as of 2023.
What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
3.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for ores and metals exports?
Mongolia ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 194 countries.
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.