Early-demographic dividend vs Norway: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.5% against 4.3% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 19th and Norway ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 7.3% | 3.6% | Norway |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 6.6% | 2.8% | Norway |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 4.6% | 1.4% | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 6.3% | 2.8% | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 7.3% | 4.0% | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 6.0% | 2.5% | Norway |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 6.1% | 2.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Early-demographic dividend or Norway?
- Norway, at 5.5% against 4.3% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Early-demographic dividend and Norway?
- 1.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Norway?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Norway rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 19th and Norway ranks 19th of 47 groups.
- 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.