Algeria vs IDA blend: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Algeria
- IDA blend
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 4.3% against 2.5% in IDA blend, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.7 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1966 it was IDA blend ahead.
Algeria ranks 32nd and IDA blend ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and IDA blend in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 2.2% | 0.9% | IDA blend |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 2.1% | 0.5% | IDA blend |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | IDA blend |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1.0% | IDA blend |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.9% | IDA blend |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.4% | IDA blend |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.1% | 2.2% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Algeria or IDA blend?
- Algeria, at 4.3% against 2.5% in IDA blend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Algeria and IDA blend?
- 1.8%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and IDA blend?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and IDA blend rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Algeria ranks 32nd and IDA blend ranks 31st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). 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). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.