Argentina vs Low income: Ores and metals imports

Argentina
3.3%
in 2024
Low income
1.5%
in 2019
Argentina rank
43rd
Low income rank
43rd

Ores and metals imports over time

  • Argentina
  • Low income
0246810196219932024

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 3.3% against 1.5% in Low income, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 2.1 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 43rd and Low income ranks 43rd of 196 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Low income Difference Ahead
2000s 3.4% 1.2% 2.2% Argentina
2010s 2.9% 1.9% 1.0% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals imports, Argentina or Low income?
Argentina, at 3.3% against 1.5% in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Argentina and Low income?
1.8%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Low income?
16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Argentina and Low income rank globally for ores and metals imports?
Argentina ranks 43rd and Low income ranks 43rd 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

Indicator
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,983 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). 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.