Chile vs Saudi Arabia: Manufactures imports

Chile
70.1%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
70.5%
in 2024
Chile rank
48th
Saudi Arabia rank
46th

Manufactures imports over time

  • Chile
  • Saudi Arabia
020406080196219932025

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 70.5% against 70.1% in Chile, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 48th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 68.3% 66.5% 1.8% Chile
1970s 55.3% 82.9% 27.6% Saudi Arabia
1980s 65.0% 81.6% 16.6% Saudi Arabia
1990s 77.8% 77.4% 0.3% Chile
2000s 65.9% 78.2% 12.2% Saudi Arabia
2010s 70.1% 74.2% 4.1% Saudi Arabia
2020s 67.6% 69.1% 1.5% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures imports, Chile or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 70.5% against 70.1% in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufactures imports between Chile and Saudi Arabia?
0.4%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Saudi Arabia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Chile and Saudi Arabia rank globally for manufactures imports?
Chile ranks 48th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th 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

Indicator
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.