Italy vs Qatar: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Italy
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 4.9% against 4.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 22nd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 0.9% | 6.0% | Italy |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | Italy |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.6% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 6.2% | 1.5% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Italy or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 4.9% against 4.7% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Italy and Qatar?
- 0.2%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Qatar rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Italy ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 22nd 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.