Egypt vs Switzerland: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Egypt
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 50.9% against 50.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Egypt ranks 165th and Switzerland ranks 162nd of 196 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 68.3% | 17.4% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 56.9% | 72.0% | 15.1% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 60.6% | 75.6% | 15.0% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 60.5% | 84.7% | 24.2% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 76.5% | 25.3% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 63.4% | 7.4% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 57.9% | 3.8% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Egypt or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 50.9% against 50.4% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Egypt and Switzerland?
- 0.5%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Switzerland?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Switzerland rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Egypt ranks 165th 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.