Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 14.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1965–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 14.9% for manufactures exports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 22.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1976.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 8.9% | — |
| 1966 | 7.5% | -16.6% |
| 1967 | 7.6% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 8.9% | +18.1% |
| 1970 | 8.1% | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 8.4% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 8.9% | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 7.2% | -19.9% |
| 1975 | 8.1% | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 6.8% | -15.2% |
| 1977 | 7.0% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 7.6% | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 7.5% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | +36.7% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | +42.0% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 16.6% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | -25.6% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -24.6% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2% | 7.5% | 8.9% | 4 |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 10.2% | 19.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 14.7% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 13.5% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 11.7% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72.2% compare
- 42 Jordan 72.1% compare
- 43 Central African Republic 71.8% compare
- 44 India 70.1% compare
- 45 Lesotho 70.1% compare
- 46 Belgium 69.4% compare
- 47 El Salvador 69.4% compare
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 83.24 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 28.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 48.68 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Manufactures exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 14.9% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1976.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for manufactures exports?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.