Manufactures exports in Middle income
Middle income: Manufactures exports was 72.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Middle income, 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 72.8% for manufactures exports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Middle income peaked at 74.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 1985.
Middle income ranks 10th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 39.0% | — |
| 1985 | 29.7% | -23.8% |
| 1986 | 34.2% | +14.9% |
| 1987 | 50.5% | +47.9% |
| 1992 | 68.7% | +36.1% |
| 1993 | 70.9% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 72.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 72.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 71.6% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 70.3% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 72.3% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 73.3% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 73.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 73.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 72.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.3% | 29.7% | 50.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 71.4% | 68.7% | 73.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 72.8% | 71.0% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 69.6% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 72.3% | 74.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More private sector data for Middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,449 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,358 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Middle income?
- Manufactures exports in Middle income was 72.8% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 1985.
- How does Middle income rank for manufactures exports?
- Middle income ranks 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.