Nepal vs Switzerland: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Nepal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 2.3% against 2.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Switzerland ahead.
Nepal ranks 68th and Switzerland ranks 71st of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 4.0% | 2.7% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 3.8% | 1.9% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.5% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 4.3% | 1.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1.4% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Nepal or Switzerland?
- Nepal, at 2.3% against 2.2% in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Nepal and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Switzerland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Nepal and Switzerland rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Nepal ranks 68th and Switzerland ranks 71st 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.