Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 61.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Late-demographic dividend, 1984–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures imports in Late-demographic dividend stood at 61.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 79.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 1985.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 24th 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 (% of merchandise imports) in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 64.6% | — |
| 1985 | 55.1% | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 56.6% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 75.3% | +33.0% |
| 1992 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 78.4% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 79.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 76.9% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 74.6% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.9% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 75.6% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 73.6% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 72.9% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 62.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 61.0% | +2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Late-demographic dividend 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 | +33.0% | 56.6% | 75.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.9% | 55.1% | 75.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 76.6% | 74.4% | 79.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 66.1% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 61.4% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 59.1% | 67.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Late-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 6.71 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 78.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 8.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.87 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Late-demographic dividend?
- Manufactures imports in Late-demographic dividend was 61.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 1985.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for manufactures imports?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.