Low & middle income vs Tanzania: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Low & middle income
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 73.7% against 59.9% in Low & middle income, a difference of 13.8%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.7% | 34.0% | 37.7% | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 72.6% | 1.1% | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 64.7% | 4.0% | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 60.2% | 2.6% | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 69.2% | 9.1% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Low & middle income or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 73.7% against 59.9% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Low & middle income and Tanzania?
- 13.8%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Tanzania?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Low & middle income and Tanzania rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 32nd 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.