Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Portugal
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 71.6% against 56.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 14.8%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Portugal ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.0% | 78.1% | 24.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 75.1% | 69.3% | 5.7% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 66.5% | 2.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 64.1% | 1.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 59.9% | 9.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Portugal, at 71.6% against 56.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 14.8%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Portugal ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th 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.