Benin vs Egypt: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Benin
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 50.4% against 50.1% in Benin, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 167th and Egypt ranks 165th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.2% | 51.0% | 20.2% | Benin |
| 1970s | 70.6% | 54.9% | 15.8% | Benin |
| 1980s | 65.1% | 59.3% | 5.8% | Benin |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 58.9% | 5.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 51.1% | 2.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 56.0% | 18.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 54.9% | 6.3% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Benin or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 50.4% against 50.1% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Benin and Egypt?
- 0.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Egypt?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Egypt rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Benin ranks 167th and Egypt ranks 165th 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.