Colombia vs Upper middle income: Manufactures imports

Colombia
72.9%
in 2024
Upper middle income
59.5%
in 2024
Colombia rank
30th
Upper middle income rank
28th

Manufactures imports over time

  • Colombia
  • Upper middle income
020406080196219932024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 72.9% against 59.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.4%.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 196 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 73.9% 64.6% 9.3% Colombia
1990s 78.2% 77.5% 0.8% Colombia
2000s 81.9% 71.8% 10.2% Colombia
2010s 76.7% 64.8% 11.9% Colombia
2020s 74.0% 61.6% 12.4% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures imports, Colombia or Upper middle income?
Colombia, at 72.9% against 59.5% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufactures imports between Colombia and Upper middle income?
13.4%, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Upper middle income?
37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Upper middle income rank globally for manufactures imports?
Colombia ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 28th 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.