Mauritius vs Seychelles: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Mauritius
- Seychelles
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 52.0% against 51.8% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Seychelles ahead.
Mauritius ranks 155th and Seychelles ranks 157th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.4% | 56.4% | 4.0% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 63.1% | 10.6% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 52.3% | 11.6% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 56.2% | 0.5% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 64.5% | 9.6% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Mauritius or Seychelles?
- Mauritius, at 52.0% against 51.8% in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Mauritius and Seychelles?
- 0.2%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Seychelles?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Seychelles rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Mauritius ranks 155th and Seychelles ranks 157th 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.