Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 59.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Low & middle income, 1984–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures imports in Low & middle income stood at 59.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Low & middle income peaked at 75.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 2022.
That places Low & middle income 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 63.5% | — |
| 1985 | 57.9% | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 61.3% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 71.7% | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 73.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 75.6% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 73.7% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 73.2% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 74.7% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 74.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 69.3% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 72.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 72.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 61.6% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 58.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 59.9% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.6% | 57.9% | 71.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 74.1% | 73.0% | 75.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 62.8% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 60.0% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 57.7% | 65.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More private sector data for Low & middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 8.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.91 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 74.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 8.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.80 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,301 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Low & middle income?
- Manufactures imports in Low & middle income was 59.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 2022.
- How does Low & middle income rank for manufactures imports?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.