Netherlands vs Sri Lanka: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Netherlands
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 63.7% against 63.6% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.5% | 1.0% | 60.5% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 54.5% | 5.5% | 49.0% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 51.6% | 30.5% | 21.0% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 61.3% | 66.9% | 5.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 71.6% | 13.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 68.8% | 8.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 67.2% | 3.8% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Netherlands or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 63.7% against 63.6% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Netherlands and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sri Lanka?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sri Lanka rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Netherlands ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 54th 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.