Australia vs Middle income: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Australia
- Middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 74.3% against 59.9% in Middle income, a difference of 14.4%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 29th and Middle income ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.8% | 63.6% | 17.1% | Australia |
| 1990s | 85.0% | 74.1% | 10.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 68.8% | 10.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 62.9% | 10.2% | 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 Middle income?
- Australia, at 74.3% against 59.9% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Australia and Middle income?
- 14.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Middle income?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Middle income rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Australia ranks 29th and Middle income ranks 28th 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.