Namibia vs Upper middle income: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Namibia
- Upper middle income
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
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.