Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Ores and metals imports

Bangladesh
3.8%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2.0%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th

Ores and metals imports over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
01234197419992024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 3.8% against 2.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 196 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 2.3% 1.9% 0.4% Bangladesh
1990s 2.7% 2.0% 0.7% Bangladesh
2000s 2.6% 2.0% 0.5% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Bangladesh, at 3.8% against 2.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
1.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
24 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for ores and metals imports?
Bangladesh ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th 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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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.