Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Tanzania: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 73.7% against 59.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Tanzania ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.9% | 69.2% | 0.2% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 63.9% | 68.8% | 4.9% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 64.7% | 5.9% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 60.2% | 1.5% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 67.2% | 10.7% | Tanzania |
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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 73.7% against 59.8% 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 Tanzania?
- 13.9%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tanzania rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Tanzania ranks 32nd 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.