Romania vs Turkey: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Romania
- Turkey
How they compare
Romania currently reports 77.1% against 74.5% in Turkey, a difference of 2.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 32nd and Turkey ranks 35th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.5% | 65.6% | 4.9% | Romania |
| 1990s | 76.3% | 73.0% | 3.3% | Romania |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 81.3% | 1.5% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 76.1% | 2.6% | Romania |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 75.1% | 2.9% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Romania or Turkey?
- Romania, at 77.1% against 74.5% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Romania and Turkey?
- 2.6%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Turkey?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Turkey rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Romania ranks 32nd and Turkey ranks 35th 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.