Manufactures imports in IDA total
IDA total: Manufactures imports was 56.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in IDA total, 1977–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 56.9% for manufactures imports in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in IDA total peaked at 66.1% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2022.
That places IDA total 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 66.1% | — |
| 1978 | 65.1% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 65.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 62.4% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.5% | 65.1% | 66.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 62.1% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 58.5% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 55.8% | 63.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 25.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 362.38 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in IDA total?
- Manufactures imports in IDA total was 56.9% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 1977.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2022.
- How does IDA total rank for manufactures imports?
- IDA total ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.