El Salvador vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Manufactures exports
Manufactures exports over time
- El Salvador
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 70.0% against 19.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 50.6%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 3.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1974 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 196 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.7% | 15.2% | 11.5% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 36.9% | 10.2% | 26.7% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 44.1% | 27.9% | 16.2% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 29.3% | 19.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 26.1% | 47.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 20.7% | 52.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, El Salvador or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- El Salvador, at 70.0% against 19.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 50.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for manufactures exports?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th 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.