Australia vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Australia
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
How they compare
Australia currently reports 74.3% against 59.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 14.4%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 24th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th of 196 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.4% | 71.1% | 4.3% | Australia |
| 1970s | 78.8% | 69.9% | 8.9% | Australia |
| 1990s | 85.3% | 67.4% | 17.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 64.1% | 14.7% | Australia |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 63.1% | 10.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 61.6% | 14.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Australia or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Australia, at 74.3% against 59.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Australia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 14.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Australia ranks 24th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th 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.