Latin America & Caribbean vs Philippines: Manufactures exports
Manufactures exports over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 77.2% against 46.5% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 30.7%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 30th of 46 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 6.0% | 5.3% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1970s | 22.9% | 13.1% | 9.8% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 25.3% | 1.2% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 52.0% | 65.2% | 13.2% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 88.1% | 36.3% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 76.5% | 28.8% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 79.1% | 32.7% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Latin America & Caribbean or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 77.2% against 46.5% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Latin America & Caribbean and Philippines?
- 30.7%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Philippines?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Philippines rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 30th 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.