Mozambique vs Papua New Guinea: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)

Mozambique
27.5%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
29.8%
in 2023
Mozambique rank
21st
Papua New Guinea rank
20th

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) over time

  • Mozambique
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060197119982025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 29.8% against 27.5% in Mozambique, a difference of 2.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mozambique ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 46.7% 35.1% 11.6% Mozambique
2010s 40.0% 50.9% 10.8% Papua New Guinea
2020s 30.9% 31.0% 0.2% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals exports, Mozambique or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 29.8% against 27.5% in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
2.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Papua New Guinea rank globally for ores and metals exports?
Mozambique ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th 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, 9,933 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.