Macao vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Manufactures imports

Macao
71.7%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
56.8%
in 2024
Macao rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
39th

Manufactures imports over time

  • Macao
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
020406080197319982024

How they compare

Macao currently reports 71.7% against 56.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.9%.

That makes Macao's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Macao ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 55.0% 78.1% 23.1% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 78.5% 69.3% 9.1% Macao
2000s 75.2% 66.4% 8.8% Macao
2010s 71.4% 64.1% 7.3% Macao
2020s 77.4% 59.9% 17.4% Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures imports, Macao or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Macao, at 71.7% against 56.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufactures imports between Macao and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
14.9%, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Macao and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for manufactures imports?
Macao ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th 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

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.