Norway vs OECD members: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Norway
- OECD members
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.5% against 3.4% in OECD members, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.6 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was OECD members ahead.
Norway ranks 21st and OECD members ranks 22nd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and OECD members in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.3% | 8.8% | 1.5% | OECD members |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 3.4% | 3.0% | Norway |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 3.4% | 3.9% | Norway |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 3.5% | 2.5% | Norway |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 3.8% | 2.5% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Norway or OECD members?
- Norway, at 5.5% against 3.4% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Norway and OECD members?
- 2.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and OECD members?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Norway and OECD members rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Norway ranks 21st and OECD members ranks 22nd 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.