Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 26.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1974–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Africa Eastern and Southern is 26.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 50.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1981.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 34th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 20.5% | — |
| 1978 | 24.0% | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 26.6% | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 15.7% | -41.2% |
| 1981 | 14.9% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | +201.5% |
| 1999 | 43.5% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 46.0% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | -11.7% |
| 2025 | 26.8% | +4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Africa Eastern and Southern changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +201.5% | 14.9% | 44.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.7% | 20.5% | 26.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.1% | 43.5% | 44.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 33.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 30.5% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 25.6% | 29.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More private sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Merchandise trade 45.4% (2025)
- Food imports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 337.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 76.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 282.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 61.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Manufactures exports in Africa Eastern and Southern was 26.8% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1981.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for manufactures exports?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 34th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.