Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Philippines: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 4.2% against 3.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Philippines ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 2.9% | 0.8% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.8% | 0.8% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 4.2% against 3.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Philippines?
- 1.0%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Philippines?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2019.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Philippines rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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.