China vs Late-demographic dividend: Manufactures exports

China
91.2%
in 2024
Late-demographic dividend
76.8%
in 2024
China rank
3rd
Late-demographic dividend rank
5th

Manufactures exports over time

  • China
  • Late-demographic dividend
20406080100198420042024

How they compare

China currently reports 91.2% against 76.8% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 14.4%.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Late-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was China ahead.

China ranks 3rd and Late-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 196 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 40.3% 40.3% 0.0% China
1990s 83.8% 69.8% 14.0% China
2000s 91.3% 68.0% 23.3% China
2010s 93.7% 69.0% 24.7% China
2020s 92.5% 72.4% 20.2% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures exports, China or Late-demographic dividend?
China, at 91.2% against 76.8% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufactures exports between China and Late-demographic dividend?
14.4%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Late-demographic dividend?
37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do China and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for manufactures exports?
China ranks 3rd and Late-demographic dividend ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,912 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.