Belgium vs Spain: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 69.4% against 66.0% in Spain, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 46th and Spain ranks 49th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.0% | 39.2% | 33.8% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 75.2% | 66.1% | 9.0% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 70.2% | 70.7% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1990s | 82.1% | 78.2% | 4.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 76.0% | 2.1% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 68.9% | 2.9% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 65.2% | 4.9% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Belgium or Spain?
- Belgium, at 69.4% against 66.0% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Belgium and Spain?
- 3.4%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Belgium ranks 46th and Spain ranks 49th 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.