Chile vs South Asia: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Chile
- South Asia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 70.1% against 47.1% in South Asia, a difference of 23.0%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.5 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 48th and South Asia ranks 46th of 196 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.7% | 54.0% | 11.7% | Chile |
| 1970s | 58.5% | 49.8% | 8.7% | Chile |
| 1980s | 65.4% | 51.1% | 14.3% | Chile |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 51.6% | 26.1% | Chile |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 48.7% | 17.3% | Chile |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 47.7% | 22.4% | Chile |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 48.7% | 18.9% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Chile or South Asia?
- Chile, at 70.1% against 47.1% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Chile and South Asia?
- 23.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Asia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Chile and South Asia rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Chile ranks 48th and South Asia 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
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.