Manufactures exports in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Manufactures exports was 81.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in East Asia & Pacific, 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in East Asia & Pacific is 81.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 84.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 1985.
That places East Asia & Pacific 3rd 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, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 58.8% | — |
| 1985 | 49.7% | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 52.4% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 66.5% | +27.0% |
| 1992 | 79.1% | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 80.7% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 82.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 81.8% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 84.3% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 84.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 83.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 83.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 78.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports in East Asia & Pacific 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 | +27.0% | 52.4% | 66.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.8% | 49.7% | 66.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 82.0% | 79.1% | 84.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 78.2% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 75.4% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 81.4% | 83.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Merchandise trade 50.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.80 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.23 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,261 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in East Asia & Pacific?
- Manufactures exports in East Asia & Pacific was 81.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 1985.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for manufactures exports?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.