Sao Tome and Principe vs Vanuatu: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)

Sao Tome and Principe
0.6%
in 2023
Vanuatu
0.5%
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe rank
170th
Vanuatu rank
173rd

Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 170th and Vanuatu ranks 173rd of 196 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 0.1% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 1.4% 0.6% 0.8% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals imports, Sao Tome and Principe or Vanuatu?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu rank globally for ores and metals imports?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 170th and Vanuatu ranks 173rd 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

Indicator
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 10,122 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.