Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product by country

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

Countries reporting
100
Highest
86.9%
Myanmar
Lowest
1.5%
Paraguay
Median
26.8%
Years covered
16
2008–2023
Data points
1,267

What the numbers show

Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 86.9% in Myanmar; the lowest is 1.5% in Paraguay.

The median across all reporting countries is 26.8%, and the mean is 29.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 56.

Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 490.2%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 57.3%).

Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Myanmar 86.9% 2023 up 258.6% rising
2 Singapore 80.8% 2023 up 2.7% rising
3 Switzerland 72.5% 2023 up 11.2% rising
4 Ireland 65.0% 2014 down 7.0% falling
5 Sweden 63.7% 2023 up 18.4% rising
6 Germany 60.0% 2022 up 1.2% rising
7 South Korea 59.9% 2023 down 1.0% flat
8 Japan 58.2% 2023 up 8.7% rising
8 Qatar 58.2% 2022 down 16.5% falling
10 Israel 55.6% 2021 up 5.9% flat
11 Denmark 51.3% 2022 up 1.2% rising
12 Hungary 50.9% 2022 down 8.6% falling
13 Slovakia 49.4% 2023 up 5.2% rising
14 Netherlands 49.2% 2023 up 17.2% rising
15 France 49.1% 2023 up 12.9% rising
16 Czechia 48.2% 2022 up 0.4% rising
17 China 47.1% 2018 up 7.7% rising
18 Finland 45.9% 2023 up 34.7% rising
19 Mexico 45.9% 2023 up 10.1% rising
20 Oman 45.8% 2023 up 73.3% rising
21 United States 45.5% 2022 down 6.7% falling
22 India 45.2% 2023 up 19.9% rising
23 Luxembourg 45.0% 2023 up 17.4% rising
24 Slovenia 45.0% 2023 down 2.1% falling
25 Belgium 44.9% 2022 down 2.2% flat
26 Malaysia 43.9% 2022 rising
27 United Kingdom 43.2% 2023 down 6.2% falling
28 Philippines 43.1% 2022 down 18.6% falling
29 Costa Rica 41.6% 2023 up 49.7% rising
30 Austria 39.3% 2022 down 7.8% flat
31 Vietnam 39.1% 2023 up 31.8% rising
32 Italy 37.8% 2022 down 5.1% rising
33 Iran 37.5% 2021 falling
34 Turkey 36.7% 2023 up 22.9% rising
35 Canada 36.2% 2023 down 1.9% falling
36 Bulgaria 35.9% 2022 up 30.6% rising
37 United Arab Emirates 35.4% 2023 up 13.6% rising
38 North Macedonia 35.3% 2022 up 59.6% rising
39 Malta 33.6% 2023 up 490.2% volatile
40 Spain 33.3% 2022 down 3.1% rising
41 Tunisia 32.6% 2023 up 122.5% rising
42 Poland 32.3% 2023 down 0.5% flat
43 Romania 30.5% 2022 down 14.7% rising
44 Brazil 30.4% 2023 down 12.4% falling
45 Indonesia 29.8% 2022 down 7.4% falling
46 Ukraine 29.7% 2023 down 22.8% falling
47 Australia 29.6% 2023 up 6.5% flat
48 Puerto Rico 29.2% 2023 down 27.7% falling
49 Saudi Arabia 28.4% 2023 down 14.6% falling
50 Serbia 27.0% 2023 up 19.5% rising
51 Botswana 26.6% 2023 up 31.1% rising
52 Norway 26.0% 2023 up 1.0% rising
53 Belarus 25.9% 2021 down 23.9% falling
54 Russia 25.2% 2023 up 14.6% rising
55 Egypt 25.1% 2021 up 18.5% rising
56 Estonia 24.7% 2023 down 1.2% falling
57 Colombia 24.1% 2023 up 14.3% rising
58 Lithuania 23.9% 2022 up 34.5% rising
59 Croatia 23.3% 2023 down 3.5% flat
60 New Zealand 22.7% 2023 up 9.7% rising
61 Latvia 22.7% 2023 up 43.9% rising
62 Portugal 22.4% 2022 down 3.3% rising
63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.5% 2023 up 31.2% rising
64 Chile 20.8% 2023 up 19.4% rising
65 Senegal 20.4% 2023 up 6.7% rising
66 Moldova 18.9% 2023 up 46.3% rising
67 Jordan 18.8% 2021 down 24.5% falling
68 Kazakhstan 18.6% 2023 up 44.0% rising
69 Zambia 18.3% 2023 up 145.7% rising
70 Uzbekistan 18.1% 2023 up 7.3% rising
71 Cyprus 17.9% 2023 down 10.3% flat
72 Greece 17.9% 2023 down 13.9% rising
73 Hong Kong 17.1% 2023 up 8.5% falling
74 Uruguay 16.9% 2023 down 3.1% rising
75 Azerbaijan 15.8% 2023 up 58.2% rising
76 Kenya 14.6% 2023 up 40.2% rising
77 Lebanon 14.6% 2020 up 47.8% rising
78 Ecuador 14.1% 2023 up 38.5% rising
79 Georgia 12.7% 2023 up 3.4% rising
80 Iceland 10.4% 2023 down 20.8% falling
81 Montenegro 10.0% 2015 up 30.8% rising
82 Zimbabwe 9.4% 2018 falling
83 Sri Lanka 8.8% 2020 up 0.1% flat
84 Peru 8.7% 2023 down 22.4% falling
85 Albania 7.8% 2023 up 79.3% rising
86 Rwanda 7.1% 2023 down 28.4% rising
87 Fiji 6.8% 2023 up 18.6% rising
88 Tanzania 6.6% 2021 down 43.4% falling
89 Cape Verde 6.2% 2023 down 12.2% flat
90 Palestine 6.0% 2019 up 17.1% flat
91 Armenia 5.9% 2023 up 56.6% rising
92 Mauritius 5.9% 2023 up 30.2% rising
93 Namibia 5.0% 2023 up 2.5% rising
94 Mongolia 4.9% 2023 up 33.4% flat
95 Mali 4.8% 2022 down 3.4% falling
96 Angola 4.1% 2023 up 24.2% rising
97 Iraq 3.8% 2022 down 57.3% falling
98 Algeria 2.7% 2015 rising
99 Kyrgyzstan 2.5% 2023 down 30.6% falling
100 Paraguay 1.5% 2023 down 21.4% volatile

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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
100 places, 1,267 data points, 2008–2023
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Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total value added (%).