Manufactures imports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Manufactures imports was 64.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1996–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 64.1% for manufactures imports in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 69.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 2022.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 63.0% | — |
| 1997 | 66.5% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 69.1% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 67.4% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 58.9% | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 64.6% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 63.2% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 62.5% | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 63.0% | 69.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 58.9% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 57.8% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 55.4% | 64.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,144 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Manufactures imports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 64.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 2022.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for manufactures imports?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.