Malta vs Spain: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 65.3% against 65.2% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Malta ranks 72nd and Spain ranks 69th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.9% | 53.6% | 2.3% | Malta |
| 1970s | 62.7% | 47.4% | 15.2% | Malta |
| 1980s | 68.0% | 44.5% | 23.4% | Malta |
| 1990s | 81.6% | 72.2% | 9.5% | Malta |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 71.2% | 5.2% | Malta |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 65.3% | 9.4% | Spain |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 64.9% | 3.3% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Malta or Spain?
- Spain, at 65.3% against 65.2% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Malta and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Malta ranks 72nd and Spain ranks 69th 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.