Pacific island small states vs Saudi Arabia: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Pacific island small states
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 72.1% against 58.1% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 14.0%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 36th and Saudi Arabia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.2% | 82.9% | 25.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 55.6% | 81.6% | 26.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 79.0% | 28.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 74.5% | 21.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 68.7% | 10.6% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Pacific island small states or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 72.1% against 58.1% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Pacific island small states and Saudi Arabia?
- 14.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Saudi Arabia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2021.
- How do Pacific island small states and Saudi Arabia rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Pacific island small states ranks 36th and Saudi Arabia ranks 36th 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.