Manufactures exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Manufactures exports was 37.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1963–2017
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 37.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 37.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1963.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 5.8% | 15.2% | 4 |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 14.0% | 19.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 33.5% | 31.7% | 35.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 24.9% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 25.9% | 37.1% | 8 |
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 149.29 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 45.7% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 22.3% (2024)
- Commercial service imports 137.69 billion current US$ (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Manufactures exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 37.1% in 2017, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1963.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 exports (% of merchandise exports). 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 exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.