Middle income vs Namibia: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Middle income
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 9.9% against 8.3% in Middle income, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Middle income ahead.
Middle income ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 1.5% | 3.7% | Middle income |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 8.7% | 2.1% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 9.5% | 1.7% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Middle income or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 9.9% against 8.3% in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Middle income and Namibia?
- 1.6%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Namibia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Middle income and Namibia rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Middle income ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 4th 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.