Maldives vs United Kingdom: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Maldives
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.5% against 3.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Maldives ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 44th of 196 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.7% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 3.3% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.5% | 0.3% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Maldives or United Kingdom?
- Maldives, at 3.5% against 3.3% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Maldives and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Kingdom?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and United Kingdom rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Maldives ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 44th 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.