Australia vs East Asia & Pacific: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Australia
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Australia currently reports 74.3% against 60.7% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 13.6%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 24th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st of 196 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.8% | 61.5% | 19.3% | Australia |
| 1990s | 85.0% | 75.2% | 9.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 70.6% | 8.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 63.7% | 9.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 62.9% | 12.7% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Australia or East Asia & Pacific?
- Australia, at 74.3% against 60.7% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Australia and East Asia & Pacific?
- 13.6%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and East Asia & Pacific?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Australia and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Australia ranks 24th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st 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.