Iceland vs Lower middle income: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Iceland
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 71.1% against 52.9% in Lower middle income, a difference of 18.2%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 43rd and Lower middle income ranks 44th of 196 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.7% | 61.6% | 10.1% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 72.4% | 58.9% | 13.5% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 71.8% | 55.8% | 15.9% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 76.3% | 57.7% | 18.6% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 55.3% | 17.2% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 54.6% | 7.2% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 53.2% | 14.8% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Iceland or Lower middle income?
- Iceland, at 71.1% against 52.9% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Iceland and Lower middle income?
- 18.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lower middle income?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Lower middle income rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Iceland ranks 43rd and Lower middle income ranks 44th 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.