Manufactures imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Manufactures imports was 59.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1967–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 59.9% for manufactures imports in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 73.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 2023.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 71.1% | — |
| 1970 | 73.5% | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 70.0% | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 70.5% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 65.6% | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 68.5% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 69.5% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 70.0% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 71.3% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 69.8% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 67.8% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 66.9% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 66.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 68.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 62.6% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 62.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 62.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 66.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | 69.9% | 65.6% | 73.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 67.4% | 66.6% | 68.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 62.2% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 60.3% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 59.9% | 63.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 317.84 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Manufactures imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 59.9% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 2023.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for manufactures imports?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.