Malta vs Suriname: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Malta
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Suriname ahead.
Malta ranks 145th and Suriname ranks 143rd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 2.9% | 2.0% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Malta or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Malta and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Suriname rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Malta ranks 145th and Suriname ranks 143rd 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.