Manufactures exports in Mexico
Mexico: Manufactures exports was 81.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Mexico, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures exports in Mexico stood at 81.2%.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Mexico peaked at 85.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1982.
Mexico ranks 16th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 14.4% | — |
| 1963 | 15.3% | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 16.3% | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 19.1% | +17.5% |
| 1967 | 18.8% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 20.3% | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 25.5% | +25.7% |
| 1970 | 32.5% | +27.1% |
| 1971 | 38.1% | +17.4% |
| 1972 | 35.1% | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 41.9% | +19.4% |
| 1974 | 37.8% | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 31.1% | -17.9% |
| 1976 | 29.1% | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 27.5% | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 27.0% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 21.5% | -20.5% |
| 1980 | 11.9% | -44.5% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | -15.1% |
| 1982 | 9.4% | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 22.8% | +143.9% |
| 1984 | 24.8% | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 27.1% | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 45.7% | +68.8% |
| 1987 | 38.1% | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 44.8% | +17.7% |
| 1990 | 43.3% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 50.8% | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 71.0% | +39.8% |
| 1993 | 74.6% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 77.3% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 80.7% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 85.1% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 85.1% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 83.5% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 85.1% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 71.7% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 75.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 81.2% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.3% | 14.4% | 25.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 32.2% | 21.5% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 9.4% | 45.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 72.4% | 43.3% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 71.7% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 70.7% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 76.5% | 81.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3628 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,176 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Mexico?
- Manufactures exports in Mexico was 81.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1982.
- How does Mexico rank for manufactures exports?
- Mexico ranks 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.