Mexico vs World: Manufactures exports
Manufactures exports over time
- Mexico
- World
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 81.2% against 69.3% in World, a difference of 11.9%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1963 it was World ahead.
Mexico ranks 16th and World ranks 15th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and World in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.8% | 57.1% | 38.3% | World |
| 1970s | 32.2% | 60.8% | 28.7% | World |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 62.2% | 38.4% | World |
| 1990s | 75.6% | 74.0% | 1.6% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 71.1% | 7.5% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 67.0% | 10.2% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 68.5% | 9.5% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Mexico or World?
- Mexico, at 81.2% against 69.3% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Mexico and World?
- 11.9%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and World?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and World rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Mexico ranks 16th and World ranks 15th 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.