Israel vs Sri Lanka: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Israel
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Israel, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 93rd and Sri Lanka ranks 90th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1.9% | Israel |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 1.4% | 2.1% | Israel |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 1.5% | Israel |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Israel |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Israel or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Israel and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sri Lanka?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Sri Lanka rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Israel ranks 93rd and Sri Lanka ranks 90th 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.