Ireland vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Ireland
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 82.7% against 74.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Ireland ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.1% | 74.8% | 15.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 65.9% | 72.4% | 6.5% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 69.0% | 66.3% | 2.8% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 77.0% | 74.6% | 2.4% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 77.9% | 0.4% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 75.4% | 0.2% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 73.5% | 8.4% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Ireland or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Ireland, at 82.7% against 74.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Ireland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 8.4%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Ireland ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd 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.