Mexico vs World: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Mexico
- World
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 78.0% against 68.2% in World, a difference of 9.8%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 13th and World ranks 14th of 196 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.9% | 53.8% | 29.1% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 76.9% | 58.7% | 18.1% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 75.4% | 60.9% | 14.5% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 73.7% | 3.2% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 70.8% | 11.9% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 67.7% | 10.7% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 67.8% | 7.6% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Mexico or World?
- Mexico, at 78.0% against 68.2% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Mexico and World?
- 9.8%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and World?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and World rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Mexico ranks 13th and World ranks 14th 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.