Manufactures exports in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Manufactures exports was 71.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in IDA & IBRD total, 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 71.8% for manufactures exports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 71.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 1985.
That places IDA & IBRD total 13th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 39.2% | — |
| 1985 | 29.3% | -25.3% |
| 1986 | 33.7% | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 50.1% | +48.6% |
| 1992 | 67.5% | +34.8% |
| 1993 | 69.8% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 70.8% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 70.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 67.6% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 66.5% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 68.8% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 69.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 69.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 66.9% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.3% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports in IDA & IBRD total 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 | +48.6% | 33.7% | 50.1% |
| 1992 | +34.8% | 50.1% | 67.5% |
| 1985 | -25.3% | 39.2% | 29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.1% | 29.3% | 50.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 68.9% | 66.5% | 70.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 66.9% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 65.4% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 69.2% | 71.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,354 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in IDA & IBRD total?
- Manufactures exports in IDA & IBRD total was 71.8% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 1985.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for manufactures exports?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 13th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.