Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Manufactures exports
Manufactures exports over time
- Japan
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 80.6% against 61.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 19.3%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 196 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.0% | 11.9% | 79.1% | Japan |
| 1970s | 94.1% | 24.4% | 69.7% | Japan |
| 1980s | 96.0% | 28.0% | 68.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | 95.2% | 54.4% | 40.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 55.7% | 35.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 51.2% | 36.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 51.5% | 32.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Japan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Japan, at 80.6% against 61.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 19.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Japan ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th 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.