Africa Eastern and Southern vs Gabon: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)

Africa Eastern and Southern
62.3%
in 2025
Gabon
76.4%
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
18th
Gabon rank
16th

Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Gabon
020406080196219932025

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 76.4% against 62.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 14.1%.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Gabon ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 18th and Gabon ranks 16th of 47 groups.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Gabon Difference Ahead
1970s 80.3% 82.7% 2.3% Gabon
1990s 70.8% 77.7% 6.9% Gabon
2000s 66.9% 75.9% 8.9% Gabon
2010s 63.8% 79.3% 15.5% Gabon
2020s 62.9% 78.1% 15.1% Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures imports, Africa Eastern and Southern or Gabon?
Gabon, at 76.4% against 62.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in manufactures imports between Africa Eastern and Southern and Gabon?
14.1%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Gabon?
31 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Gabon rank globally for manufactures imports?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 18th and Gabon ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 10,133 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.