Tuvalu - Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
The value for Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Tuvalu was 15.49 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56.61 in 1998 and a minimum value of 15.49 in 2008.
Definition: 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).
Source: World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 47.28 |
| 1978 | 39.36 |
| 1979 | 37.46 |
| 1980 | 45.74 |
| 1981 | 44.04 |
| 1982 | 50.36 |
| 1985 | 51.99 |
| 1997 | 50.99 |
| 1998 | 56.61 |
| 1999 | 53.86 |
| 2001 | 31.16 |
| 2002 | 25.99 |
| 2004 | 28.88 |
| 2005 | 21.81 |
| 2006 | 21.19 |
| 2008 | 15.49 |
Limitations and Exceptions: Previous editions contained data based on the SITC revision 1. Data for earlier years in previous editions may differ because of the change in methodology. Concordance tables are available to convert data reported in one system to another.
Statistical Concept and Methodology: The classification of commodity groups is based on the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3.
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Merchandise import shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.
Classification
Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators
Sub-Topic: Imports
