Euro area vs United States: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Euro area
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 78.4% against 69.7% in Euro area, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 10th and United States ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.1% | 48.7% | 2.4% | Euro area |
| 1970s | 55.1% | 56.3% | 1.2% | United States |
| 1980s | 58.0% | 64.8% | 6.8% | United States |
| 1990s | 72.5% | 77.4% | 4.9% | United States |
| 2000s | 70.4% | 73.1% | 2.7% | United States |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 74.1% | 5.7% | United States |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 77.6% | 8.0% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Euro area or United States?
- United States, at 78.4% against 69.7% in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Euro area and United States?
- 8.7%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and United States rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Euro area ranks 10th and United States ranks 12th of 47 groups.
- 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.