Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Japan: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 80.6% against 57.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 23.2%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Japan ranks 20th of 46 groups.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.6% | 94.4% | 33.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 91.4% | 30.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 87.5% | 32.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 83.6% | 29.8% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Japan?
- Japan, at 80.6% against 57.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan?
- 23.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Japan ranks 20th of 46 groups.
- 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.