Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Mexico: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 81.2% against 53.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 28.2%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Mexico ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Mexico ranks 19th of 46 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9% | 18.3% | 6.4% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 24.4% | 32.2% | 7.7% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 28.0% | 26.1% | 1.9% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 54.4% | 72.4% | 18.0% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 78.6% | 22.9% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 77.1% | 25.9% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 78.5% | 28.4% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 81.2% against 53.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mexico?
- 28.2%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mexico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mexico rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Mexico ranks 19th of 46 groups.
- 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.