Japan vs Post-demographic dividend: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Japan
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Japan currently reports 80.6% against 69.1% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 11.5%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 20th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.0% | 68.3% | 22.7% | Japan |
| 1970s | 94.1% | 73.2% | 21.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 96.0% | 74.4% | 21.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 95.2% | 79.5% | 15.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 76.2% | 15.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 69.7% | 17.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 70.0% | 13.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Japan or Post-demographic dividend?
- Japan, at 80.6% against 69.1% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
- 11.5%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Japan ranks 20th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 17th 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.