Pacific island small states vs Saudi Arabia: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Pacific island small states
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.9% against 0.8% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 3.6 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Pacific island small states ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Pacific island small states averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Pacific island small states |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 4.0% | 3.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 4.2% | 3.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 2.9% | 2.1% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Pacific island small states or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 2.9% against 0.8% in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Pacific island small states and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Saudi Arabia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2021.
- How do Pacific island small states and Saudi Arabia rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Pacific island small states ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th 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.