Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Manufactures exports
Manufactures exports over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 75.4% against 37.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 38.3%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 32nd of 46 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 60.9% | 49.3% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 67.3% | 51.1% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 33.5% | 86.2% | 52.7% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 80.0% | 51.5% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 74.5% | 44.3% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 75.4% against 37.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 38.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2017.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 32nd 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.