Canada vs IDA only: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Canada
- IDA only
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.5% against 1.6% in IDA only, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.2 times IDA only's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 39th and IDA only ranks 42nd of 196 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 1.7% | 2.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Canada or IDA only?
- Canada, at 3.5% against 1.6% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Canada and IDA only?
- 1.9%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and IDA only?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Canada and IDA only rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Canada ranks 39th and IDA only ranks 42nd 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.