IDA blend vs Portugal: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- IDA blend
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 71.6% against 53.0% in IDA blend, a difference of 18.6%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1962 it was IDA blend ahead.
IDA blend ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.3% | 57.0% | 17.3% | IDA blend |
| 1970s | 71.1% | 58.0% | 13.1% | IDA blend |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 53.4% | 11.7% | IDA blend |
| 1990s | 63.9% | 75.1% | 11.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 70.3% | 7.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 65.9% | 5.4% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 69.4% | 14.8% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, IDA blend or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 71.6% against 53.0% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between IDA blend and Portugal?
- 18.6%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Portugal?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do IDA blend and Portugal rank globally for manufactures imports?
- IDA blend ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th of 47 groups.
- 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.