Lower middle income vs Saudi Arabia: Manufactures imports

Lower middle income
51.4%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
70.5%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
44th
Saudi Arabia rank
46th

Manufactures imports over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Saudi Arabia
020406080196219932024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 70.5% against 51.4% in Lower middle income, a difference of 19.1%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 47 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 60.7% 66.5% 5.7% Saudi Arabia
1970s 56.5% 82.9% 26.4% Saudi Arabia
1980s 55.8% 81.1% 25.3% Saudi Arabia
1990s 57.7% 76.0% 18.3% Saudi Arabia
2000s 55.3% 78.2% 22.9% Saudi Arabia
2010s 54.6% 74.2% 19.5% Saudi Arabia
2020s 53.2% 69.1% 15.9% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures imports, Lower middle income or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 70.5% against 51.4% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufactures imports between Lower middle income and Saudi Arabia?
19.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Saudi Arabia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Saudi Arabia rank globally for manufactures imports?
Lower middle income ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th 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

Indicator
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.