Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) - Country Ranking - Central America & the Caribbean
Definition: Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).
Source: World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | 45.45 | 2020 |
| 2 | Cayman Islands | 42.69 | 1980 |
| 3 | Dominica | 12.25 | 2012 |
| 4 | St. Lucia | 4.92 | 2019 |
| 5 | The Bahamas | 3.56 | 2018 |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.47 | 2015 |
| 7 | Honduras | 2.70 | 2019 |
| 8 | Barbados | 2.62 | 2021 |
| 9 | Cuba | 2.06 | 2006 |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 1.53 | 2020 |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 1.42 | 2020 |
| 12 | Guatemala | 1.35 | 2021 |
| 13 | El Salvador | 1.09 | 2021 |
| 14 | Belize | 1.03 | 2021 |
| 15 | Nicaragua | 0.77 | 2020 |
| 16 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.56 | 2019 |
| 17 | Grenada | 0.18 | 2021 |
| 18 | Panama | 0.18 | 2017 |
| 19 | Haiti | 0.08 | 1997 |
| 20 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.00 | 2017 |
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.00 | 2019 |
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Limitations and Exceptions: Previous editions contained data based on the SITC revision 1. Data for earlier years in previous editions may differ because of the change in methodology. Concordance tables are available to convert data reported in one system to another.
Statistical Concept and Methodology: The classification of commodity groups is based on the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3.
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Merchandise export shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.
