Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Greenland
Greenland: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 4.5% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Greenland, 1976–2018
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2018, manufactures exports in Greenland stood at 4.5%.
The figure is down 34.0% on the previous year and up 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Greenland peaked at 11.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1988.
Greenland ranks 171st of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.4% | — |
| 1977 | 2.4% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | +47.9% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | -19.6% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | -17.7% |
| 1981 | 7.1% | +198.8% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | +35.3% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | -27.8% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | +55.0% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | -77.7% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +23.5% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | +20.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -77.8% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | +77.8% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | +67.3% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -46.4% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +164.3% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -32.8% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -50.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +201.6% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -50.9% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +38.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +165.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -59.9% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +111.9% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +47.1% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -43.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -64.3% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +689.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -61.9% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +91.0% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -34.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 4.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.0%, 8% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 4.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.6%, 7% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Greenland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +689.0% | 1.5% | 11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 0.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 1.5% | 11.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 168 Mozambique 4.9% compare
- 169 Afghanistan 4.8% compare
- 170 Ecuador 4.6% compare
- 172 Equatorial Guinea 4.0% compare
- 173 Jamaica 3.9% compare
- 174 Guinea 3.7% compare
More private sector data for Greenland
- Merchandise trade 63.2% (2023)
- Food imports 19.8% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 92.3% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,807 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 26.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 17,983 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Greenland?
- Manufactures exports in Greenland was 4.5% in 2018, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1988.
- How does Greenland rank for manufactures exports?
- Greenland ranks 171st out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland 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.