Manufactures exports in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Manufactures exports was 45.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Caribbean Small States, 1968–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Caribbean Small States is 45.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Caribbean Small States peaked at 53.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1974.
That places Caribbean Small States 28th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 12.7% | — |
| 1969 | 13.7% | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 12.4% | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 13.2% | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 12.6% | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 9.7% | -22.8% |
| 1974 | 5.9% | -39.3% |
| 1975 | 7.3% | +23.8% |
| 1976 | 9.0% | +23.7% |
| 1977 | 9.3% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 11.3% | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 8.7% | -22.7% |
| 1980 | 8.0% | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 11.0% | +37.7% |
| 1982 | 13.1% | +19.1% |
| 1983 | 16.5% | +25.8% |
| 1984 | 18.7% | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 20.7% | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 26.8% | +29.6% |
| 1987 | 25.6% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 27.9% | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 28.9% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 36.8% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 37.2% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 33.3% | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 32.8% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 35.1% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 34.5% | +35.4% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -28.3% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +68.7% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.2% | 12.7% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 5.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 8.0% | 26.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 33.1% | 27.9% | 37.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 16.3% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 27.5% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 45.4% | 53.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More private sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 31.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 30.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,590 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 6,841 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Caribbean Small States?
- Manufactures exports in Caribbean Small States was 45.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1974.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for manufactures exports?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 28th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.