Egypt vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Egypt
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 5.9% against 4.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Egypt ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.5% | 0.5% | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.9% | 0.0% | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 4.8% | 1.9% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Egypt or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Egypt, at 5.9% against 4.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Egypt and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 1.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Egypt ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th 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.