Pre-demographic dividend vs Zambia: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Pre-demographic dividend
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.0% against 2.1% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.9 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Pre-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pre-demographic dividend | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Pre-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 6.4% | 5.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 13.4% | 11.4% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 6.2% | 4.7% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Pre-demographic dividend or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.0% against 2.1% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Pre-demographic dividend and Zambia?
- 1.9%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Pre-demographic dividend and Zambia rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 34th 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.