Manufactures imports in United States of America
United States of America: Manufactures imports was 78.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufactures imports in United States of America, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2024, manufactures imports in United States of America stood at 78.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in United States of America peaked at 80.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1962.
United States of America ranks 12th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 39.7% | — |
| 1963 | 40.7% | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 43.4% | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 46.7% | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 50.4% | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 52.8% | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 56.2% | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 59.6% | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 60.7% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 63.3% | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 64.5% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 61.2% | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 51.8% | -15.5% |
| 1975 | 51.1% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 51.4% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 50.5% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 56.1% | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 52.0% | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 50.0% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 52.7% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 57.7% | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 61.2% | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 66.4% | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 70.1% | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 75.1% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 74.5% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 72.7% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 74.8% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 77.3% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 78.4% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 77.6% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 80.3% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 77.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 74.4% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 72.8% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 76.3% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | +1.5% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 78.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.2%, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.7% | 39.7% | 59.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 56.3% | 50.5% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.8% | 50.0% | 75.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.4% | 72.7% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 65.6% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 67.5% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 76.3% | 78.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More private sector data for United States of America
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 10,260 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in United States of America?
- Manufactures imports in United States of America was 78.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 1962.
- How does United States of America rank for manufactures imports?
- United States of America ranks 12th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.