Manufactures exports in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Manufactures exports was 26.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Manufactures exports in Cayman Islands, 1980–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Cayman Islands is 26.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.5% on the previous year and down 61.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Cayman Islands peaked at 67.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2024.
That places Cayman Islands 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Manufactures exports in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.7% | — |
| 2020 | 67.5% | +58.1% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | -45.7% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | -19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 26.0% | 67.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 104 Grenada 28.6% compare
- 105 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.6% compare
- 106 Bahrain 26.0% compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 25.1% compare
- 109 Syrian Arab Republic 24.7% compare
- 110 Brunei Darussalam 24.2% compare
More private sector data for Cayman Islands
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2024)
- Food imports 21.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 25.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 329.62 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -63.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 27,807 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Cayman Islands?
- Manufactures exports in Cayman Islands was 26.0% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2024.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for manufactures exports?
- Cayman Islands ranks 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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.