Faroe Islands vs South Africa: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Faroe Islands
- South Africa
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
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.