Bangladesh vs Zambia: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Bangladesh
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.0% against 3.8% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 1.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 5.0% | 2.5% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 14.6% | 11.9% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Bangladesh or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.0% against 3.8% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Bangladesh and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and Zambia rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Bangladesh ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 34th 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.