Bangladesh vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Bangladesh
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.8% against 2.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 36th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 3.6% | 1.4% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Bangladesh or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Bangladesh, at 3.8% against 2.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Bangladesh and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 1.5%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Bangladesh ranks 36th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd 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.