Namibia vs Upper middle income: Ores and metals imports

Namibia
9.9%
in 2024
Upper middle income
9.0%
in 2024
Namibia rank
4th
Upper middle income rank
4th

Ores and metals imports over time

  • Namibia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 9.9% against 9.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Namibia ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 1.5% 5.6% 4.1% Upper middle income
2010s 8.7% 7.2% 1.5% Namibia
2020s 9.5% 8.5% 1.0% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals imports, Namibia or Upper middle income?
Namibia, at 9.9% against 9.0% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Namibia and Upper middle income?
0.9%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Upper middle income?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Upper middle income rank globally for ores and metals imports?
Namibia ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 4th 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

Indicator
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,983 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.