Benin vs India: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Benin
- India
How they compare
Benin currently reports 50.1% against 49.6% in India, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 167th and India ranks 169th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.5% | 54.4% | 15.1% | Benin |
| 1970s | 70.6% | 51.9% | 18.7% | Benin |
| 1980s | 62.0% | 38.7% | 23.4% | Benin |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 46.6% | 7.2% | Benin |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 46.3% | 2.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 45.3% | 7.4% | India |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 48.0% | 0.6% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Benin or India?
- Benin, at 50.1% against 49.6% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Benin and India?
- 0.5%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and India?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Benin and India rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Benin ranks 167th and India ranks 169th 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.