Latin America & Caribbean vs Singapore: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 78.2% against 49.3% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 28.9%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Singapore ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th and Singapore ranks 27th of 46 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 26.9% | 15.7% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 22.9% | 40.4% | 17.5% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 52.4% | 28.3% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 80.2% | 29.5% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 73.2% | 21.4% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 71.4% | 23.7% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 75.6% | 28.7% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Latin America & Caribbean or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 78.2% against 49.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Latin America & Caribbean and Singapore?
- 28.9%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Singapore?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Singapore rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th and Singapore ranks 27th 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.