Manufactures exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Manufactures exports was 85.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 85.4% for manufactures exports in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 87.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 1985.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 42.6% | — |
| 1985 | 26.6% | -37.6% |
| 1986 | 30.0% | +12.7% |
| 1987 | 54.0% | +80.4% |
| 1992 | 74.1% | +37.1% |
| 1993 | 76.8% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 78.5% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 80.0% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 79.3% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 82.9% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 82.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 84.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 84.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 84.1% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +80.4% | 30.0% | 54.0% |
| 1985 | -37.6% | 42.6% | 26.6% |
| 1992 | +37.1% | 54.0% | 74.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.3% | 26.6% | 54.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 79.2% | 74.1% | 82.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 82.6% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 83.9% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 85.4% | 87.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,977 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Manufactures exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 85.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 1985.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for manufactures exports?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.