Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 52.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Lower middle income, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Lower middle income is 52.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Lower middle income peaked at 62.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 1963.
Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 26.9% | — |
| 1963 | 26.1% | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 27.6% | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 29.4% | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 29.1% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 29.6% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 31.5% | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 33.2% | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 31.8% | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 31.7% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 32.6% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 32.4% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 30.6% | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 29.0% | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 32.6% | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 37.4% | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 38.1% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 37.0% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 41.4% | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 38.0% | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 38.5% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 35.8% | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 38.0% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 40.9% | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 44.5% | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 48.8% | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 62.6% | +28.2% |
| 1994 | 62.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 59.4% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 53.3% | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 54.8% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 56.7% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 56.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 54.9% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 56.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 52.1% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.2% | 26.1% | 33.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 33.3% | 29.0% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.7% | 35.8% | 48.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 58.0% | 53.3% | 62.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 46.4% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 44.0% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 45.9% | 52.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 20 Japan 80.6% compare
- 21 North Macedonia 80.3% compare
- 22 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.0% compare
- 23 Malta 79.8% compare
- 24 Luxembourg 78.6% compare
- 25 Italy 78.5% compare
- 26 France 78.5% compare
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 52.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 415.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 598.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Lower middle income?
- Manufactures exports in Lower middle income was 52.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 1963.
- How does Lower middle income rank for manufactures exports?
- Lower middle income ranks 23rd out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.