Bangladesh vs Spain: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Bangladesh
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 67.2% against 67.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 66th and Spain ranks 65th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.7% | 42.9% | 9.9% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 55.3% | 47.3% | 8.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 65.3% | 71.8% | 6.5% | Spain |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 71.2% | 8.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 65.3% | 1.2% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Bangladesh or Spain?
- Spain, at 67.2% against 67.0% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Bangladesh and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Spain?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and Spain rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Bangladesh ranks 66th and Spain ranks 65th 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.