Australia vs Low & middle income: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Australia
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 74.3% against 59.9% in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.4%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 29th and Low & middle income ranks 29th of 196 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.8% | 63.6% | 17.2% | Australia |
| 1990s | 85.0% | 74.1% | 10.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 68.7% | 10.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 62.8% | 10.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 60.1% | 15.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Australia or Low & middle income?
- Australia, at 74.3% against 59.9% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Australia and Low & middle income?
- 14.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Low & middle income?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Low & middle income rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Australia ranks 29th and Low & middle income ranks 29th 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.