Malta vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Manufactures exports

Malta
76.4%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
37.1%
in 2017
Malta rank
31st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
31st

Manufactures exports over time

  • Malta
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
020406080100196319932024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 76.4% against 37.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 39.3%.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 196 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 68.2% 13.6% 54.6% Malta
1970s 86.7% 16.2% 70.5% Malta
1990s 96.7% 33.5% 63.2% Malta
2000s 92.6% 28.5% 64.1% Malta
2010s 55.0% 30.2% 24.8% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures exports, Malta or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Malta, at 76.4% against 37.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufactures exports between Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
39.3%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2017.
How do Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for manufactures exports?
Malta ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st 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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Indicator
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,912 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.