Papua New Guinea vs Small states: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Small states
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 29.8% against 5.1% in Small states, a difference of 24.7%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 5.9 times Small states's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 19th and Small states ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.4% | 6.0% | 38.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 3.4% | 31.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 6.0% | 44.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 5.7% | 25.3% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Papua New Guinea or Small states?
- Papua New Guinea, at 29.8% against 5.1% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Papua New Guinea and Small states?
- 24.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Small states?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Small states rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 19th and Small states ranks 18th 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
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.