Manufactures imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Manufactures imports was 57.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1966–2019
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 57.7% for manufactures imports in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 69.3% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 2006.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 64.7% | — |
| 1967 | 60.0% | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 64.4% | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 69.2% | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 66.8% | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 64.7% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 64.5% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 66.2% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 60.5% | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 64.4% | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 69.3% | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 68.6% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 65.4% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 64.2% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 61.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.6% | 60.0% | 69.2% | 4 |
| 1970s | 65.6% | 60.5% | 69.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 63.9% | 62.0% | 65.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 52.2% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 52.2% | 63.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 772.66 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Manufactures imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 57.7% in 2019, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 1976.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 2006.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for manufactures imports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.