Ireland vs Upper middle income: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Ireland
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 91.4% against 77.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.4%.
That makes Ireland'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 Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.6% | 37.7% | 26.9% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 75.9% | 73.0% | 2.9% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 75.2% | 10.5% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 75.2% | 11.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 75.5% | 14.6% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Ireland or Upper middle income?
- Ireland, at 91.4% against 77.0% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Ireland and Upper middle income?
- 14.4%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Upper middle income?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Upper middle income rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Ireland ranks 4th 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.
Individual pages
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.