Botswana vs South Korea: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Botswana
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 88.0% against 86.3% in Botswana, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.
Botswana ranks 12th and South Korea ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.1% | 89.9% | 6.8% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 87.4% | 2.2% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 87.1% | 4.9% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Botswana or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 88.0% against 86.3% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Botswana and South Korea?
- 1.7%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Korea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and South Korea rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Botswana ranks 12th and South Korea ranks 9th 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.