Euro area vs Qatar: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Euro area
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 4.9% against 3.8% in Euro area, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 20th and Qatar ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9% | 0.9% | 5.0% | Euro area |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 3.0% | 1.8% | Euro area |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Euro area |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | Euro area |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 6.2% | 2.4% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 4.9% | 1.0% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Euro area or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 4.9% against 3.8% in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Euro area and Qatar?
- 1.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and Qatar rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Euro area ranks 20th and Qatar ranks 22nd 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.