Italy vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Italy
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.7% against 3.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.0% | 2.1% | 7.9% | Italy |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 2.1% | 5.6% | Italy |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 2.3% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.4% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.9% | 1.9% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Italy or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Italy, at 4.7% against 3.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 1.5%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2019.
- How do Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Italy ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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.