Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 78.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Late-demographic dividend, 1984–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 78.1% for manufactures exports in 2025. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 78.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1985.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 44.0% | — |
| 1985 | 29.2% | -33.8% |
| 1986 | 33.2% | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 54.7% | +64.6% |
| 1992 | 65.2% | +19.2% |
| 1993 | 68.2% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 73.0% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 69.8% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 70.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 71.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 67.3% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 68.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.1% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 76.7% | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 78.1% | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Late-demographic dividend 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 | +64.6% | 33.2% | 54.7% |
| 1985 | -33.8% | 44.0% | 29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.3% | 29.2% | 54.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 69.8% | 65.2% | 73.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 67.0% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 67.1% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 69.9% | 78.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Late-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 61.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 6.71 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 8.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.87 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Late-demographic dividend?
- Manufactures exports in Late-demographic dividend was 78.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1985.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for manufactures exports?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.