Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Ores and metals imports

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.0%
in 2024
Sweden
3.9%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
37th
Sweden rank
34th

Ores and metals imports over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Sweden
2468196219932024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 3.9% against 2.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 2.0% 4.4% 2.4% Sweden
1990s 2.0% 3.1% 1.1% Sweden
2000s 2.0% 3.4% 1.4% Sweden
2010s 2.2% 3.0% 0.8% Sweden
2020s 2.0% 3.3% 1.3% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals imports, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 3.9% against 2.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?
1.9%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?
35 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for ores and metals imports?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Sweden 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

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, 9,983 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.