Greece vs IDA blend: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Greece
- IDA blend
How they compare
Greece currently reports 4.5% against 2.5% in IDA blend, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.8 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 28th and IDA blend ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and IDA blend in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.6% | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 0.8% | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.5% | 0.2% | IDA blend |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Greece |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1.5% | Greece |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.2% | 2.0% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Greece or IDA blend?
- Greece, at 4.5% against 2.5% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Greece and IDA blend?
- 2.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and IDA blend?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Greece and IDA blend rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Greece ranks 28th and IDA blend ranks 31st 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.