Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 60.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Pre-demographic dividend, 1972–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 60.3% for manufactures imports in 2024.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 75.6% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2000.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 75.6% | — |
| 1973 | 74.5% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 69.7% | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 75.1% | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 74.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | -32.3% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 59.3% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 62.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 60.1% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.9% | 69.7% | 75.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 50.5% | 68.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 57.9% | 66.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 56.4% | 60.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 117.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 5.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 47.67 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Manufactures imports in Pre-demographic dividend was 60.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 1972.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2000.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for manufactures imports?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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.