Manufactures exports in Small states
Small states: Manufactures exports was 43.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures exports in Small states, 1995–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, manufactures exports in Small states stood at 43.9%.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Small states peaked at 49.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2013.
That places Small states 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 49.4% | — |
| 1996 | 49.0% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 42.9% | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 48.4% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 48.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 45.6% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 45.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 43.9% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.8% | 42.9% | 49.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 37.5% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 37.5% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 43.9% | 48.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More private sector data for Small states
- Merchandise trade 70.4% (2025)
- Food imports 16.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 141.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 100.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,958 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2991 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 6,948 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Small states?
- Manufactures exports in Small states was 43.9% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2013.
- How does Small states rank for manufactures exports?
- Small states ranks 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.