France vs Upper middle income: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- France
- Upper middle income
How they compare
France currently reports 72.9% against 59.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.4%.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Upper middle income ahead.
France ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.2% | 64.6% | 0.4% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 76.5% | 77.5% | 0.9% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 71.8% | 3.4% | France |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 64.8% | 9.3% | France |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 61.6% | 11.6% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, France or Upper middle income?
- France, at 72.9% against 59.5% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between France and Upper middle income?
- 13.4%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Upper middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do France and Upper middle income rank globally for manufactures imports?
- France ranks 31st 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
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.