Georgia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Georgia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 71.9% against 56.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 15.0%.
That makes Georgia's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Georgia ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.7% | 69.3% | 26.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 66.5% | 7.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 64.0% | 0.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 60.0% | 7.3% | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Georgia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Georgia, at 71.9% against 56.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Georgia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 15.0%, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Georgia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Georgia ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th 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.