Belgium vs El Salvador: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Belgium
- El Salvador
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 69.4% against 69.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 46th and El Salvador ranks 47th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.0% | 22.4% | 50.6% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 75.2% | 28.2% | 47.0% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 70.2% | 29.2% | 41.0% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 82.1% | 50.0% | 32.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 48.8% | 29.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 74.0% | 2.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 72.5% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Belgium or El Salvador?
- Belgium, at 69.4% against 69.4% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Belgium and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and El Salvador?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and El Salvador rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Belgium ranks 46th and El Salvador ranks 47th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.