Manufactures exports (constant US$) by country
Manufactures comprise the commodities in SITC sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (nonferrous metals) in 1987 constant US dollars. Values are on fob basis.
What the numbers show
Manufactures exports (constant US$) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 34.43 billion constant US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 0 constant US$ in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 87.78 million constant US$, and the mean is 1.53 billion constant US$.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 2,111.9%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 100.0%).
Manufactures exports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 34.43 billion constant US$ | 2004 | up 342.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Morocco | 6.23 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Egypt | 5.90 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Tanzania | 2.21 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 2,111.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.98 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 6 | Mauritius | 1.42 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 894.75 million constant US$ | 2011 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 8 | Ghana | 744.35 million constant US$ | 2010 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Madagascar | 718.32 million constant US$ | 2009 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Guinea | 705.96 million constant US$ | 2005 | up 645.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Namibia | 546.02 million constant US$ | 2011 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Cameroon | 507.60 million constant US$ | 2007 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 438.04 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 150.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Senegal | 275.48 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 15 | Zambia | 273.47 million constant US$ | 2003 | up 210.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Seychelles | 152.74 million constant US$ | 2010 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Malawi | 144.99 million constant US$ | 2009 | up 134.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Angola | 105.32 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 98.60 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 20 | Togo | 76.95 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 182.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Nigeria | 69.89 million constant US$ | 2001 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Botswana | 59.61 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Eswatini | 44.05 million constant US$ | 2008 | down 44.3% | rising |
| 24 | Mozambique | 21.53 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Congo | 20.94 million constant US$ | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 26 | Eritrea | 9.56 million constant US$ | 2006 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Chad | 6.39 million constant US$ | 1993 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 28 | Rwanda | 1.61 million constant US$ | 2000 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Burundi | 585,837 constant US$ | 2005 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 4.14 constant US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Comoros | 3 constant US$ | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 constant US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 0 constant US$ | 2002 | — | flat |
| 32 | Gabon | 0 constant US$ | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Tunisia | 0 constant US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 32 | Uganda | 0 constant US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 32 | Benin | 0 constant US$ | 1995 | — | flat |
| 32 | Mauritania | 0 constant US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 20.26 billion constant US$
- North Africa 12.13 billion constant US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 8.13 billion constant US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 8.13 billion constant US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 8.13 billion constant US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 8.13 billion constant US$
About this data
Manufactures comprise the commodities in SITC sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (nonferrous metals) in 1987 constant US dollars. Values are on fob basis.