Italy vs Spain: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 67.4% against 67.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 64th and Spain ranks 65th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.3% | 52.4% | 12.1% | Spain |
| 1970s | 43.2% | 47.4% | 4.2% | Spain |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 49.4% | 0.8% | Italy |
| 1990s | 66.2% | 72.2% | 5.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 71.2% | 4.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 65.3% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 65.3% | 0.7% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 67.4% against 67.2% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Italy and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Italy ranks 64th and Spain ranks 65th 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.