Argentina vs North America: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Argentina
- North America
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 83.4% against 78.2% in North America, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 3rd and North America ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.2% | 52.4% | 17.8% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 69.3% | 59.5% | 9.9% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 75.3% | 65.9% | 9.5% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 87.5% | 79.0% | 8.5% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 74.1% | 11.3% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 74.4% | 6.1% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 77.4% | 0.5% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Argentina or North America?
- Argentina, at 83.4% against 78.2% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Argentina and North America?
- 5.2%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and North America?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and North America rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Argentina ranks 3rd and North America ranks 1st of 196 countries.
- 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
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.