Ireland vs North America: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Ireland
- North America
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 83.9% against 78.2% in North America, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and North America ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.1% | 53.6% | 5.6% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 65.9% | 59.5% | 6.4% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 69.0% | 66.9% | 2.1% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 77.0% | 78.2% | 1.2% | North America |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 74.1% | 3.3% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 74.4% | 0.9% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 77.4% | 4.8% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Ireland or North America?
- Ireland, at 83.9% against 78.2% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Ireland and North America?
- 5.7%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and North America?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and North America rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Ireland ranks 1st and North America ranks 1st 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.