Australia vs IBRD only: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Australia
- IBRD only
How they compare
Australia currently reports 74.3% against 59.5% in IBRD only, a difference of 14.8%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times IBRD only's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 24th and IBRD only ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.8% | 63.5% | 17.2% | Australia |
| 1990s | 85.0% | 73.7% | 11.3% | Australia |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 69.6% | 9.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 64.4% | 8.7% | Australia |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 61.6% | 14.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Australia or IBRD only?
- Australia, at 74.3% against 59.5% in IBRD only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Australia and IBRD only?
- 14.8%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and IBRD only?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Australia and IBRD only rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Australia ranks 24th and IBRD only ranks 27th 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.