Benin vs Tonga: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Benin
- Tonga
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Tonga ahead.
Benin ranks 140th and Tonga ranks 142nd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Benin or Tonga?
- Benin, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Benin and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Tonga rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Benin ranks 140th and Tonga ranks 142nd 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.