Germany vs Japan: Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product

Germany

60.0%

in 2022

Japan

54.7%

in 2020

Germany rank

5th

Japan rank

8th

Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product over time

Germany currently reports 60.0% against 54.7% in Japan, a difference of 5.4%.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th of 94 countries.

Indicator: Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 94 places, 1,132 data points, 2008–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total value added (%)