Ireland vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Ireland
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 83.9% against 76.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.1% | 73.9% | 14.8% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1970s | 65.9% | 70.8% | 5.0% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 68.1% | 66.3% | 1.8% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 77.0% | 74.7% | 2.3% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 76.9% | 0.5% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 74.9% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 73.5% | 8.8% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Ireland or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Ireland, at 83.9% against 76.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Ireland and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 7.9%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Ireland ranks 1st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th 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.