Italy vs Malta: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Italy
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 79.8% against 78.5% in Italy, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 25th and Malta ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.6% | 69.0% | 10.6% | Italy |
| 1970s | 82.9% | 87.7% | 4.9% | Malta |
| 1980s | 85.0% | 92.9% | 7.9% | Malta |
| 1990s | 88.6% | 96.9% | 8.4% | Malta |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 92.6% | 6.7% | Malta |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 56.1% | 26.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 80.6% | 1.1% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Italy or Malta?
- Malta, at 79.8% against 78.5% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Italy and Malta?
- 1.3%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Malta rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Italy ranks 25th and Malta ranks 23rd 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.