Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Slovakia: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 81.8% against 77.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Slovakia ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.9% | 71.6% | 7.2% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 76.2% | 1.7% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 79.2% | 3.8% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 80.3% | 6.3% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 81.8% against 77.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Slovakia?
- 4.8%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Slovakia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Slovakia rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Slovakia ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- 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.