China vs Upper middle income: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- China
- Upper middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 90.5% against 77.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.5%.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1984 it was China ahead.
China ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 196 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.3% | 37.7% | 2.6% | China |
| 1990s | 83.8% | 73.0% | 10.9% | China |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 75.2% | 16.1% | China |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 75.2% | 18.4% | China |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 75.5% | 16.7% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, China or Upper middle income?
- China, at 90.5% against 77.0% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between China and Upper middle income?
- 13.5%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Upper middle income?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do China and Upper middle income rank globally for manufactures exports?
- China ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 6th 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.