Democratic Republic of Congo vs Egypt: Ores and metals imports

Democratic Republic of Congo
7.9%
in 2023
Egypt
7.1%
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
Egypt rank
8th

Ores and metals imports over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Egypt
0246810196219932024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 7.9% against 7.1% in Egypt, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Egypt ranks 8th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 1.1% 2.5% 1.4% Egypt
1970s 1.3% 2.1% 0.8% Egypt
1980s 1.2% 1.2% 0.1% Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 4.6% 4.1% 0.5% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 7.9% 6.5% 1.4% Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals imports, Democratic Republic of Congo or Egypt?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 7.9% against 7.1% in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?
0.8%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?
20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt rank globally for ores and metals imports?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Egypt ranks 8th 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

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.