Manufactures exports in IDA blend
IDA blend: Manufactures exports was 21.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in IDA blend, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in IDA blend is 21.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in IDA blend peaked at 30.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1963.
IDA blend ranks 37th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 12.3% | — |
| 1963 | 11.6% | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 12.5% | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 14.0% | +12.4% |
| 1966 | 15.4% | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 15.6% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 16.7% | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 15.5% | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 17.2% | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 16.0% | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 16.6% | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 17.0% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 12.8% | -24.7% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 14.5% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 15.5% | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 15.8% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 14.5% | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 13.6% | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 15.5% | +14.2% |
| 1984 | 17.2% | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 15.3% | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 16.7% | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 19.4% | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 25.8% | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 23.7% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 22.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.2% | 11.6% | 16.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 15.4% | 12.8% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.3% | 13.6% | 19.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 22.9% | 25.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 22.1% | 25.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 20.5% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 20.8% | 23.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 342.7 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in IDA blend?
- Manufactures exports in IDA blend was 21.6% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1963.
- How does IDA blend rank for manufactures exports?
- IDA blend ranks 37th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.