Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Manufactures exports

Papua New Guinea
1.8%
in 2023
Solomon Islands
2.2%
in 2018
Papua New Guinea rank
180th
Solomon Islands rank
178th

Manufactures exports over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
02468197119972023

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 2.2% against 1.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 180th and Solomon Islands ranks 178th of 196 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 4.3% 0.1% 4.2% Papua New Guinea
2010s 7.0% 1.0% 5.9% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures exports, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at 2.2% against 1.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in manufactures exports between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
0.4%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2012.
How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for manufactures exports?
Papua New Guinea ranks 180th and Solomon Islands ranks 178th 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

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.