Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Norway
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Norway currently reports 73.2% against 56.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 16.3%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Norway ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.6% | 78.1% | 3.5% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 81.0% | 69.3% | 11.7% | Norway |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 66.5% | 12.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 64.0% | 12.7% | Norway |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 59.9% | 13.5% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Norway, at 73.2% against 56.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 16.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Norway ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th 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.