Japan vs Trinidad and Tobago: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Japan
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7.0% against 6.8% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 12th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 14th of 196 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.2% | 0.8% | 19.3% | Japan |
| 1970s | 13.5% | 0.7% | 12.9% | Japan |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 1.8% | 7.3% | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 3.9% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.6% | 2.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.5% | 2.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 0.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Japan or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Japan, at 7.0% against 6.8% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Japan and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Japan ranks 12th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 14th 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.