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Manufactures Exports (% of Exports) by African country

86.3%Botswana · highest shown · 2023

Botswana has the highest reported manufactures as a share of merchandise exports among the 43 countries shown, at 86.3% (2023).

Manufactured goods (SITC sections 5-8 excluding 68) as a share of total merchandise exports. 43 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.

Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.

#1 vs #43262×Botswana vs Seychelles
Median11.4%Tanzania
Lowest0.3%Seychelles

By region

unweighted mean of countries shown
North Africa53.4%
4 countries shown · highest value: Morocco
Southern Africa41.9%
7 countries shown · highest value: Botswana
East Africa19.5%
12 countries shown · highest value: Djibouti
Central Africa17.8%
7 countries shown · highest value: Central African Republic
West Africa9.5%
13 countries shown · highest value: Togo

Full ranking

43 of 54 countries
#CountryManufactures Exports (% of Exports)Period
1Botswana
86.3%2023
2Morocco
82.7%2025
3Tunisia
77.3%2024
4Central African Republic
71.8%2024
5Lesotho
70.1%2024
6Eswatini
59.8%2023
7Djibouti
56.6%2023
8Egypt
47.8%2025
9Mauritius
45.1%2025
10South Africa
38.3%2025
11Togo
35%2025
12Madagascar
32.3%2024
13Kenya
29.7%2025
14Senegal
22.3%2024
15Namibia
18.4%2024
16Gabon
17.8%2023
17Democratic Republic of the Congo
15.4%2024
18Burundi
15.2%2023
19Uganda
14.3%2024
20Zambia
14.1%2024
21Cabo Verde
13.6%2024
22Tanzania
11.4%2025
23Republic of the Congo
10.3%2023
24Comoros
10.2%2023
25Liberia
9.9%2023
26Ethiopia
9.2%2023
27Benin
7.4%2024
28Niger
7.3%2024
29Zimbabwe
6.7%2024
30Mali
6.5%2023
31Nigeria
6.1%2025
32Cameroon
6%2023
33Algeria
5.8%2024
34Ghana
5.8%2025
35Malawi
5.1%2025
36Cote d'Ivoire
5%2025
37Mozambique
4.9%2025
38Burkina Faso
2.7%2024
39Angola
2%2025
40Sao Tome and Principe
1.5%2023
41Gambia
1%2024
42Mauritania
0.5%2024
43Seychelles
0.3%2024

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GET /v1/data

Request the latest available Manufactures Exports (% of Exports) values for the selected countries as JSON. The response includes source metadata; check reporting periods before comparing values.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=manufactures_exports_pct_merchandise&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

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Which observations are included?

The table includes 43 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.

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