Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs United Kingdom: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 3.3% against 1.5% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 1.8%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 2.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 38 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th and United Kingdom ranks 41st of 47 groups.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 9.9% | 8.8% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 6.9% | 5.8% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 3.0% | 1.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 2.7% | 1.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 3.3% | 1.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 3.7% | 2.1% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 3.3% against 1.5% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and United Kingdom?
- 1.8%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and United Kingdom?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and United Kingdom rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th and United Kingdom ranks 41st 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.