Brazil vs Colombia: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 23.8% against 22.1% in Colombia, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 109th and Colombia ranks 111th of 196 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.7% | 6.6% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 23.5% | 19.3% | 4.2% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 42.1% | 19.4% | 22.7% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 54.6% | 32.3% | 22.2% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 34.9% | 14.8% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 19.8% | 13.6% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 21.1% | 3.4% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Brazil or Colombia?
- Brazil, at 23.8% against 22.1% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Brazil and Colombia?
- 1.7%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Brazil ranks 109th and Colombia ranks 111th 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.