Faroe Islands vs South Africa: Manufactures imports

Faroe Islands
62.3%
in 2009
South Africa
62.1%
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
93rd
South Africa rank
94th

Manufactures imports over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • South Africa
020406080197419992025

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 62.3% against 62.1% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 93rd and South Africa ranks 94th of 196 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 65.0% 87.1% 22.2% South Africa
1980s 62.7% 68.2% 5.4% South Africa
1990s 58.1% 75.3% 17.2% South Africa
2000s 64.0% 66.8% 2.8% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures imports, Faroe Islands or South Africa?
Faroe Islands, at 62.3% against 62.1% in South Africa as of 2009.
What is the difference in manufactures imports between Faroe Islands and South Africa?
0.2%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and South Africa?
27 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2009.
How do Faroe Islands and South Africa rank globally for manufactures imports?
Faroe Islands ranks 93rd and South Africa ranks 94th 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.