Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 53.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in IDA blend, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 53.0% for manufactures imports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in IDA blend peaked at 77.4% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2024.
That places IDA blend 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 72.7% | — |
| 1963 | 71.7% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 73.6% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 76.3% | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 77.4% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 74.3% | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 77.4% | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 76.3% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 71.2% | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 68.6% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 69.0% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 68.9% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 71.2% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 69.0% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 67.3% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 62.5% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 61.8% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 61.4% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 62.4% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 71.0% | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 66.0% | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 64.1% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 60.9% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 67.2% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 59.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 53.0% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.3% | 71.7% | 77.4% | 7 |
| 1970s | 71.1% | 67.3% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 61.4% | 71.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 63.9% | 60.9% | 66.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 59.3% | 67.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 55.2% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 51.0% | 61.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 77.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 42.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in IDA blend?
- Manufactures imports in IDA blend was 53.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 1966.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2024.
- How does IDA blend rank for manufactures imports?
- IDA blend ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.