Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product was 70.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product in Switzerland, 2009–2021
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 70.3% for share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product in Switzerland peaked at 70.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 2017.
That places Switzerland 2nd out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.5% | 61.5% | 61.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 57.9% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 65.8% | 70.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product in Switzerland?
- Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product in Switzerland was 70.3% in 2021, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 2017.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product?
- Switzerland ranks 2nd out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total value added (%)