Europe & Central Asia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 5.9% against 3.5% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.7 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 19th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 0.8% | 8.1% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 0.7% | 5.4% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 1.8% | 2.8% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.9% | 0.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.6% | 0.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 4.5% | 0.9% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 7.2% | 3.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Europe & Central Asia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 5.9% against 3.5% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Europe & Central Asia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 2.4%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 19th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 16th 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.