India vs Pakistan: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 50.2% against 49.6% in India, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Pakistan ahead.
India ranks 169th and Pakistan ranks 166th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.4% | 70.6% | 16.2% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 49.7% | 57.8% | 8.0% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 53.8% | 3.7% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 56.7% | 7.0% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 52.9% | 6.6% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 51.4% | 6.0% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 47.1% | 1.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, India or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 50.2% against 49.6% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between India and Pakistan?
- 0.6%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for manufactures imports?
- India ranks 169th and Pakistan ranks 166th 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.
Individual pages
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.