Iraq vs World: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Iraq
- World
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 76.3% against 68.2% in World, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times World's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 17th and World ranks 14th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.0% | 50.3% | 23.8% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 74.5% | 58.0% | 16.5% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 70.9% | 36.1% | World |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 65.9% | 0.4% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 66.9% | 1.6% | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Iraq or World?
- Iraq, at 76.3% against 68.2% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Iraq and World?
- 8.1%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and World?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and World rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Iraq ranks 17th and World ranks 14th 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.