Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Small states
Small states: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 61.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Small states, 1995–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures imports in Small states stood at 61.4%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Small states peaked at 72.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2013.
Small states ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 72.3% | — |
| 1996 | 69.5% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 71.1% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 72.9% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 71.0% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 68.5% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 59.9% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 58.7% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 53.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 60.7% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 61.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 69.5% | 72.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 59.9% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 53.7% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 57.8% | 64.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More private sector data for Small states
- Merchandise trade 70.4% (2025)
- Food imports 16.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 141.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 87.95 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 17.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 43.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 100.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 121.16 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,958 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2991 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Small states?
- Manufactures imports in Small states was 61.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2013.
- How does Small states rank for manufactures imports?
- Small states ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.