Ores and metals imports in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Ores and metals imports was 1.0% in 1983. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals imports in Equatorial Guinea, 1979–1983
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 1.0% for ores and metals imports in 1983. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 145.3% on the previous year and up 199.2% over five years.
That places Equatorial Guinea 123rd out of 196 countries with data for 1983, putting it in the middle of the range.
Ores and metals imports in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.3% | — |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -19.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +85.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -18.7% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | +145.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 64% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More energy & mining data for Equatorial Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -13.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 2.7% (1983)
- Gas production 72.07 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Equatorial Guinea?
- Ores and metals imports in Equatorial Guinea was 1.0% in 1983, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for ores and metals imports?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 123rd out of 196 countries with data for 1983.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.