Cape Verde vs China: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Cape Verde
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 50.9% against 50.8% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was China ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 164th and China ranks 161st of 196 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.1% | 79.3% | 21.1% | China |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 72.2% | 13.7% | China |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 58.2% | 5.5% | China |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 53.0% | 13.7% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Cape Verde or China?
- China, at 50.9% against 50.8% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Cape Verde and China?
- 0.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and China?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and China rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th and China ranks 161st 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.