Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Euro area
Euro area: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 76.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Euro area, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 76.0% for manufactures exports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Euro area peaked at 82.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 1963.
That places Euro area 8th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 77.3% | — |
| 1963 | 69.3% | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 70.4% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.7% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 72.0% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 72.5% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 73.6% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 77.8% | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 75.8% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 74.9% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 74.4% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 75.4% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 75.3% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 76.1% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 75.1% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 73.8% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 73.1% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 74.0% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 75.3% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 77.8% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 79.4% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 79.8% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 80.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 78.2% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 79.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 81.3% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 82.5% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 78.7% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 73.9% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.2% | 69.3% | 77.3% | 8 |
| 1970s | 75.4% | 73.6% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.0% | 73.1% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.2% | 78.2% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 76.4% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 74.8% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 73.9% | 78.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More private sector data for Euro area
- Merchandise trade 69.0% (2025)
- Food imports 11.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 6.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 6.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 3.05 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,654 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3516 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Euro area?
- Manufactures exports in Euro area was 76.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 1963.
- How does Euro area rank for manufactures exports?
- Euro area ranks 8th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.