Manufactures imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Manufactures imports was 53.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 53.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 82.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2024.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 67.5% | — |
| 1985 | 55.2% | -18.2% |
| 1986 | 55.3% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 78.3% | +41.5% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 81.9% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 78.3% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 78.6% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 77.2% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 79.6% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 78.7% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 74.7% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 77.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 73.9% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 63.9% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 60.1% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 54.5% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +41.5% | 55.3% | 78.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.1% | 55.2% | 78.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 77.2% | 82.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 62.7% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 58.5% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 53.6% | 63.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 39 Congo 71.4% compare
- 40 Iceland 71.1% compare
- 41 Saint Kitts and Nevis 71.1% compare
- 42 Singapore 70.9% compare
- 43 New Zealand 70.7% compare
- 44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 70.7% compare
- 45 Suriname 70.7% compare
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,977 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Manufactures imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 53.6% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for manufactures imports?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.