Cape Verde vs Switzerland: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Cape Verde
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 50.9% against 50.8% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Switzerland ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 164th and Switzerland ranks 162nd of 196 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.4% | 73.9% | 38.5% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 40.1% | 70.9% | 30.8% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 58.1% | 84.4% | 26.2% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 76.5% | 18.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 63.4% | 10.7% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 59.3% | 20.1% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Cape Verde or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 50.9% against 50.8% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Cape Verde and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Switzerland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Switzerland rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th and Switzerland ranks 162nd 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.