Jordan vs Kuwait: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Jordan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.2% against 2.2% in Jordan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 76th and Kuwait ranks 73rd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Jordan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 2.2% against 2.2% in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Jordan and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Kuwait?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Kuwait rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Jordan ranks 76th and Kuwait ranks 73rd 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.