Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Iran
Iran: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 21.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Iran, 1963–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, manufactures exports in Iran stood at 21.4%.
The figure is down 31.7% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Iran peaked at 46.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1977.
That places Iran 115th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 3.6% | — |
| 1964 | 3.5% | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 4.4% | +24.5% |
| 1966 | 3.7% | -17.0% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | -11.9% |
| 1968 | 3.8% | +18.4% |
| 1969 | 4.0% | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 4.0% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 5.2% | +29.2% |
| 1972 | 5.0% | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 3.6% | -27.3% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -65.3% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -73.1% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +3022.2% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +33.4% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +62.4% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -22.3% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +56.6% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +34.9% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +85.8% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -31.7% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 21.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.7%, 58% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iran's 21.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.7%, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Iran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +3022.2% | 0.3% | 9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 7 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 0.3% | 5.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.3% | 10.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.1% | 9.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 12.1% | 40.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 21.4% | 46.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More private sector data for Iran
- Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
- Food imports 26.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 57.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.58 billion current US$ (2000)
- Food exports 5.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.36 billion current US$ (2000)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Iran?
- Manufactures exports in Iran was 21.4% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1977.
- How does Iran rank for manufactures exports?
- Iran ranks 115th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran 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.