Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in North America
North America: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 51.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Manufactures exports in North America, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
North America recorded 51.8% for manufactures exports in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in North America peaked at 79.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2022.
North America ranks 24th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in North America, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 56.2% | — |
| 1963 | 55.2% | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 55.9% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 56.4% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 57.4% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 60.8% | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 63.6% | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 65.9% | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 63.2% | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 64.9% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 64.1% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 59.1% | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 59.6% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 61.5% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 63.2% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 63.8% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 64.0% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 62.7% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 61.8% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 63.8% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 64.0% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 64.5% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 65.2% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 67.7% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 70.1% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 68.1% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 66.9% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 70.6% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 72.1% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 72.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 73.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 74.5% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 73.9% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 74.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 76.6% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 78.4% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 79.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 78.6% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 73.7% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 62.5% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 51.8% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.9% | 55.2% | 65.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 62.6% | 59.1% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.8% | 61.8% | 70.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 74.6% | 70.6% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 62.5% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 56.5% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 50.7% | 57.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 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
- 27 Singapore 78.2% compare
More private sector data for North America
- Merchandise trade 20.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 4.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.05 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.74 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.39 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,145 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in North America?
- Manufactures exports in North America was 51.8% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2022.
- How does North America rank for manufactures exports?
- North America ranks 24th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America 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.