Ecuador vs Venezuela: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Ecuador
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Venezuela ahead.
Ecuador ranks 120th and Venezuela ranks 119th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 2.1% | 0.5% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 3.0% | 1.3% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Ecuador or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Ecuador as of 2013.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Ecuador and Venezuela?
- 0.1%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Venezuela?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2013.
- How do Ecuador and Venezuela rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Ecuador ranks 120th and Venezuela ranks 119th 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.