Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 71.6% against 57.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.6% | 60.4% | 4.2% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 65.6% | 58.8% | 6.8% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 63.9% | 75.6% | 11.7% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 69.1% | 10.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 65.9% | 7.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 71.6% against 57.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 13.9%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2019.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 38th 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
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.