Manufactures exports in OECD members
OECD members: Manufactures exports was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in OECD members, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 69.2% for manufactures exports in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in OECD members peaked at 80.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 1963.
OECD members ranks 16th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 64.1% | — |
| 1963 | 61.3% | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 61.4% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 62.5% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 64.1% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 64.9% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 66.4% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 67.8% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 70.7% | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 69.7% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 68.6% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 68.3% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 69.0% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 70.3% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 70.1% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 69.4% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 68.0% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 68.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 68.6% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 69.1% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 71.0% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 74.4% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 74.0% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 78.4% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 74.9% | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 76.6% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 76.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 77.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 78.9% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 80.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 78.4% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 75.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 73.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.1% | 61.3% | 67.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 69.4% | 67.6% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.6% | 68.0% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 75.6% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 72.4% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 69.3% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.7% | 67.3% | 72.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 11,313 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in OECD members?
- Manufactures exports in OECD members was 69.2% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 1963.
- How does OECD members rank for manufactures exports?
- OECD members ranks 16th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.