Latin America & Caribbean vs Philippines: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 4.2% against 2.3% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Philippines ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 1.1% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1.2% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 3.1% | 0.8% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.6% | 0.4% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 3.1% | 0.7% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Latin America & Caribbean or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 4.2% against 2.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Latin America & Caribbean and Philippines?
- 1.9%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Philippines?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Philippines rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Philippines ranks 30th of 47 groups.
- 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.