Trinidad and Tobago vs World: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- World
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 5.9% against 4.7% in World, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.3 times World's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1968 it was World ahead.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 16th and World ranks 14th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Trinidad and Tobago averaged higher in 3 and World in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 7.4% | 6.5% | World |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 5.3% | 4.7% | World |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 4.0% | 2.2% | World |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.9% | 0.3% | World |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 0.3% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 4.7% | 2.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Trinidad and Tobago or World?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 5.9% against 4.7% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Trinidad and Tobago and World?
- 1.2%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and World?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and World rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 16th and World ranks 14th 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.