Germany vs World: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Germany
- World
How they compare
Germany currently reports 83.3% against 69.7% in World, a difference of 13.6%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times World's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 16th and World ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.1% | 57.1% | 30.0% | Germany |
| 1970s | 87.6% | 60.8% | 26.8% | Germany |
| 1980s | 85.3% | 62.2% | 23.1% | Germany |
| 1990s | 85.9% | 74.0% | 11.9% | Germany |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 71.1% | 13.5% | Germany |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 66.9% | 17.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 68.4% | 15.6% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Germany or World?
- Germany, at 83.3% against 69.7% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Germany and World?
- 13.6%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and World?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Germany and World rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Germany ranks 16th and World ranks 16th 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.