Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 52.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Lower middle income, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in Lower middle income is 52.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Lower middle income peaked at 66.3% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 1980.
Lower middle income ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 63.6% | — |
| 1963 | 64.9% | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 63.3% | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 58.0% | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 56.6% | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 61.0% | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 60.5% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 60.4% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 63.6% | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 60.9% | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 53.4% | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 60.7% | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 53.4% | -12.0% |
| 1977 | 56.7% | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 58.1% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 56.9% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 48.8% | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 49.7% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 55.1% | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 54.3% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 57.5% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 66.3% | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 58.8% | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 58.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 58.7% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 57.5% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 57.6% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 55.7% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 53.5% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 56.3% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 51.5% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 52.9% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.6% | 56.6% | 65.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 58.9% | 53.4% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.8% | 48.8% | 66.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 57.7% | 55.7% | 58.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 53.5% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 50.9% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 49.9% | 58.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 415.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 52.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 598.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Lower middle income?
- Manufactures imports in Lower middle income was 52.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 1986.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 1980.
- How does Lower middle income rank for manufactures imports?
- Lower middle income ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.