Bahrain vs Upper middle income: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Bahrain
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 22.0% against 9.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Bahrain ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 3.6% | 2.1% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 3.5% | 2.9% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 1.0% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.2% | 2.0% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 8.5% | 12.2% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Bahrain or Upper middle income?
- Bahrain, at 22.0% against 9.0% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Bahrain and Upper middle income?
- 13.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Upper middle income?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Upper middle income rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Bahrain ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 4th 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.