Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 5.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Africa Western and Central, 1962–2024
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 Western and Central is 5.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Africa Western and Central peaked at 18.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1969.
That places Africa Western and Central 45th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 8.2% | — |
| 1963 | 7.2% | -12.3% |
| 1964 | 6.5% | -9.3% |
| 1965 | 6.6% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 5.9% | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 5.7% | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 6.4% | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 2.9% | -54.0% |
| 1970 | 5.5% | +89.6% |
| 1971 | 5.9% | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 6.7% | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 6.1% | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 3.9% | -35.6% |
| 1975 | 4.4% | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | -24.5% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 3.7% | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +39.7% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | +54.7% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -35.9% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +45.5% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -28.4% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -24.1% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +33.8% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +28.3% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +33.8% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -29.9% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 2.9% | 8.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 4.9% | 8.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 5.4% | 10.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 8.2% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 5.8% | 11.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
More private sector data for Africa Western and Central
- Merchandise trade 43.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 48.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 163.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 64.22 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 15.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 204.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 23.98 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 383.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2394 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Africa Western and Central?
- Manufactures exports in Africa Western and Central was 5.8% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1969.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for manufactures exports?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 45th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.