Manufactures exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Manufactures exports was 23.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1974–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, manufactures exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 23.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 27.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1978.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 36th out of 46 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 13.8% | — |
| 1975 | 14.1% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 15.0% | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 12.7% | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 13.7% | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | +53.3% |
| 1992 | 22.6% | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 27.0% | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | -31.1% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.9% | 12.7% | 15.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 18.6% | 27.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.3% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 16.9% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 23.8% | 27.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 47.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.70 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.79 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,055 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Manufactures exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 23.8% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1978.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for manufactures exports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 36th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.