Egypt vs Middle income: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Egypt
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 8.3% against 7.1% in Egypt, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Middle income's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Middle income ahead.
Egypt ranks 8th and Middle income ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 3.9% | 2.6% | Middle income |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.8% | 0.8% | Middle income |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 5.2% | 1.4% | Middle income |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 6.6% | 2.0% | Middle income |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 7.8% | 1.1% | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Egypt or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 8.3% against 7.1% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Egypt and Middle income?
- 1.2%, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Middle income rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Egypt ranks 8th and Middle income ranks 5th 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.