Norway vs Pacific island small states: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Norway
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Norway currently reports 73.2% against 58.1% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 15.1%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 34th and Pacific island small states ranks 36th of 196 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.2% | 59.0% | 16.3% | Norway |
| 1980s | 73.7% | 54.4% | 19.2% | Norway |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 50.5% | 28.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 53.4% | 23.3% | Norway |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 58.1% | 17.3% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Norway or Pacific island small states?
- Norway, at 73.2% against 58.1% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Norway and Pacific island small states?
- 15.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Pacific island small states?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Norway and Pacific island small states rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Norway ranks 34th and Pacific island small states ranks 36th 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.