Egypt vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Ores and metals imports

Egypt
7.1%
in 2024
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
6.6%
in 2024
Egypt rank
8th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
10th

Ores and metals imports over time

  • Egypt
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
0246810196219932024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 7.1% against 6.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Egypt ranks 8th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 10th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 2.8% 6.5% 3.7% South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1970s 2.2% 6.7% 4.5% South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 1.2% 5.8% 4.6% South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 3.0% 5.9% 2.9% South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 3.8% 4.6% 0.8% South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 4.5% 5.2% 0.7% South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 6.6% 5.7% 1.0% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals imports, Egypt or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
Egypt, at 7.1% against 6.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Egypt and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
0.5%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Egypt and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for ores and metals imports?
Egypt ranks 8th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 10th 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.