Belarus vs Other small states: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Belarus
- Other small states
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 3.5% against 2.0% in Other small states, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.7 times Other small states's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 39th and Other small states ranks 36th of 196 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.1% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 1.4% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1.0% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Belarus or Other small states?
- Belarus, at 3.5% against 2.0% in Other small states as of 2021.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Belarus and Other small states?
- 1.5%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Other small states?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Belarus and Other small states rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Belarus ranks 39th and Other small states ranks 36th 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.