Portugal vs Tuvalu: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Portugal
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 2.8% against 2.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 57th and Tuvalu ranks 54th of 196 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 0.4% | 3.9% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 0.6% | 2.9% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.5% | 1.6% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1.4% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Portugal or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 2.8% against 2.5% in Portugal as of 2008.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Portugal and Tuvalu?
- 0.3%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Tuvalu?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2008.
- How do Portugal and Tuvalu rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Portugal ranks 57th and Tuvalu ranks 54th 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.