Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Qatar: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 4.9% against 3.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st and Qatar ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 2.8% | 1.0% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 0.6% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 6.2% | 3.0% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 4.8% | 1.4% | Qatar |
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 or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 4.9% against 3.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Qatar?
- 1.5%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Qatar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Qatar rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st and Qatar ranks 22nd 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.
Individual pages
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.