Manufactures imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Manufactures imports was 53.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 53.6% for manufactures imports in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 82.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.1% | 55.2% | 78.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 77.2% | 82.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 62.7% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 58.5% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 53.6% | 63.9% | 5 |
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 659.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 20.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 38.2% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 913.70 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Manufactures imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 53.6% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (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.