North America vs Sierra Leone: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- North America
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 19.7% against 3.8% in North America, a difference of 15.9%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 5.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
North America ranks 30th and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 46 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 18.9% | 10.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 13.0% | 7.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 33.3% | 29.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.7% | 1.7% | North America |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 23.4% | 19.6% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, North America or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 19.7% against 3.8% in North America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between North America and Sierra Leone?
- 15.9%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sierra Leone?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
- How do North America and Sierra Leone rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- North America ranks 30th 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
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.