Iceland vs Late-demographic dividend: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Iceland
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Late-demographic dividend currently reports 10.4% against 7.9% in Iceland, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Late-demographic dividend ahead.
Iceland ranks 6th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Late-demographic dividend in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 3.6% | 2.2% | Late-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 0.2% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.6% | 1.4% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 7.2% | 5.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 0.1% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Iceland or Late-demographic dividend?
- Late-demographic dividend, at 10.4% against 7.9% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Iceland and Late-demographic dividend?
- 2.5%, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Late-demographic dividend?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Iceland ranks 6th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 3rd 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.