Australia vs Chile: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Australia
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.9% against 1.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 86th and Chile ranks 85th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Chile in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Chile |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.7% | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Australia or Chile?
- Chile, at 1.9% against 1.9% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Australia and Chile?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Chile rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Australia ranks 86th and Chile ranks 85th 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.