Germany vs Pre-demographic dividend: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Germany
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Germany currently reports 74.4% against 60.3% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
Germany ranks 28th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Pre-demographic dividend in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.3% | 73.9% | 25.6% | Pre-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 70.4% | 59.4% | 10.9% | Germany |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 61.4% | 10.8% | Germany |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 58.7% | 13.7% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Germany or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Germany, at 74.4% against 60.3% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Germany and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 14.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Germany ranks 28th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 25th 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.