France vs Italy: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 78.5% against 78.5% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
France ranks 26th and Italy ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.1% | 78.2% | 7.1% | Italy |
| 1970s | 74.0% | 82.9% | 8.9% | Italy |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 85.7% | 11.3% | Italy |
| 1990s | 79.1% | 88.6% | 9.4% | Italy |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 85.9% | 5.8% | Italy |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 82.2% | 3.8% | Italy |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 79.5% | 1.4% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 78.5% against 78.5% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between France and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for manufactures exports?
- France ranks 26th and Italy ranks 25th 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.