Manufactures exports in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Manufactures exports was 56.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 56.4% for manufactures exports in 2025. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.2% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 56.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1962.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 21st out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 8.3% | — |
| 1963 | 8.7% | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 9.8% | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 10.4% | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 11.7% | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 12.3% | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 12.9% | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 15.7% | +21.9% |
| 1970 | 19.5% | +23.7% |
| 1971 | 22.4% | +15.1% |
| 1972 | 22.6% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 26.1% | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 25.5% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 23.1% | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 22.1% | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 21.6% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 23.5% | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 22.2% | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 18.3% | -17.5% |
| 1981 | 18.0% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 17.4% | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 22.3% | +28.2% |
| 1984 | 23.6% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 25.7% | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 34.8% | +35.4% |
| 1987 | 33.0% | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 39.5% | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 43.6% | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 50.7% | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 52.8% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 51.8% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 51.3% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 56.3% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 55.7% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 55.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 56.4% | +21.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +35.4% | 25.7% | 34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 8.3% | 15.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 22.9% | 19.5% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 17.4% | 34.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 39.5% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 46.6% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 43.6% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 45.6% | 56.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More private sector data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.57 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,373 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,409 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Manufactures exports in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 56.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1962.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for manufactures exports?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.