United States vs World: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- United States
- World
How they compare
United States currently reports 78.8% against 68.2% in World, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was World ahead.
United States ranks 12th and World ranks 14th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 5 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.7% | 53.8% | 5.1% | World |
| 1970s | 56.3% | 58.7% | 2.5% | World |
| 1980s | 63.6% | 60.9% | 2.7% | United States |
| 1990s | 77.4% | 73.7% | 3.7% | United States |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 70.8% | 2.2% | United States |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 67.7% | 6.5% | United States |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 67.8% | 10.0% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, United States or World?
- United States, at 78.8% against 68.2% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between United States and World?
- 10.6%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do United States and World rank globally for manufactures imports?
- United States ranks 12th and World ranks 14th 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.