Medium and high-tech industry (% manufacturing value added) - Country Ranking

Definition: The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing

Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Singapore 85.06 2019
2 Switzerland 65.55 2019
3 Qatar 65.01 2019
4 Korea 63.83 2019
5 Germany 60.67 2019
6 Denmark 58.36 2019
7 Japan 56.57 2019
8 Ireland 54.51 2019
9 Hungary 53.54 2019
10 Sweden 52.37 2019
11 Czech Republic 52.08 2019
12 Netherlands 51.49 2019
13 Belgium 50.88 2019
14 Slovak Republic 50.73 2019
15 France 50.42 2019
16 United Kingdom 48.17 2019
17 Philippines 47.25 2019
18 United States 47.05 2019
19 Romania 46.12 2019
20 Finland 45.64 2019
21 Austria 45.35 2019
22 Oman 45.02 2019
23 Mexico 44.95 2019
24 Iran 44.71 2019
25 Malaysia 44.01 2019
26 Italy 43.19 2019
27 Belarus 42.21 2019
28 China 41.45 2019
29 Thailand 41.36 2019
30 India 41.33 2019
31 Norway 40.22 2019
32 Israel 40.00 2019
33 Trinidad and Tobago 39.60 2019
34 Spain 39.54 2019
35 Vietnam 39.01 2019
36 Kuwait 38.83 2019
37 Barbados 38.11 2019
38 Hong Kong SAR, China 38.07 2019
39 United Arab Emirates 37.49 2019
40 Indonesia 37.32 2019
41 Slovenia 37.24 2019
42 Saudi Arabia 36.70 2019
43 Malta 36.59 2019
44 Canada 36.29 2019
45 Venezuela 34.28 2019
46 Brazil 33.74 2019
47 Turkey 33.72 2019
48 Nigeria 33.44 2019
49 Poland 33.06 2019
50 Bulgaria 32.42 2019
51 North Macedonia 31.98 2019
52 Estonia 29.64 2019
53 Croatia 28.69 2019
54 Australia 28.48 2019
55 Ukraine 28.10 2019
56 The Bahamas 27.77 2019
57 Lithuania 27.65 2019
58 Tunisia 27.57 2019
59 Cyprus 27.29 2019
60 Cabo Verde 27.10 2019
61 Argentina 26.34 2019
62 Russia 25.64 2019
63 Portugal 25.53 2019
64 Serbia 24.65 2019
65 Bahrain 24.63 2019
66 Pakistan 24.62 2019
67 South Africa 24.43 2019
68 Morocco 24.06 2019
69 Jordan 23.67 2019
70 Myanmar 23.66 2019
71 Uzbekistan 23.27 2019
72 Colombia 22.61 2019
73 Guatemala 22.40 2019
74 Latvia 21.91 2019
75 Paraguay 21.83 2019
76 Senegal 21.65 2019
77 Syrian Arab Republic 21.52 2019
78 Zimbabwe 21.39 2019
79 New Zealand 21.27 2019
80 Egypt 20.94 2019
81 Luxembourg 20.77 2019
82 Lebanon 19.95 2019
83 Greece 19.62 2019
84 El Salvador 19.13 2019
85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.04 2019
86 Jamaica 18.77 2019
87 Chile 18.70 2019
88 Uruguay 18.48 2019
89 Belize 18.46 2019
90 Moldova 17.76 2019
91 Niger 17.71 2019
92 Cuba 16.22 2019
93 Ethiopia 16.07 2019
94 Libya 16.06 2019
95 Peru 15.10 2019
96 Kazakhstan 14.99 2019
97 Côte d'Ivoire 14.99 2019
98 Ecuador 14.96 2019
99 Iceland 14.92 2019
100 Montenegro 14.86 2019
101 Costa Rica 14.41 2019
102 Azerbaijan 14.23 2019
103 Georgia 12.80 2019
104 Papua New Guinea 12.61 2019
105 Kenya 12.14 2019
106 Suriname 11.62 2019
107 Malawi 11.34 2019
108 Uganda 11.07 2019
109 Mozambique 10.89 2019
110 Ghana 10.84 2019
111 Rwanda 9.80 2019
112 Zambia 9.73 2019
113 Eritrea 9.72 2019
114 Bolivia 9.62 2019
115 Central African Republic 9.25 2018
116 Iraq 9.17 2019
117 Nepal 8.60 2019
118 Afghanistan 8.46 2019
119 Botswana 7.92 2019
120 St. Lucia 7.83 2019
121 Bangladesh 7.81 2019
122 Fiji 7.76 2019
123 Sri Lanka 7.74 2019
124 Cameroon 7.61 2019
125 Namibia 7.35 2019
126 Honduras 7.16 2019
127 Armenia 7.05 2019
128 Tanzania 6.46 2019
129 Panama 6.21 2019
130 Gabon 5.39 2019
131 Haiti 5.26 2019
132 Mauritius 4.65 2019
133 Albania 4.61 2019
134 Macao SAR, China 4.02 2019
135 The Gambia 3.90 2019
136 Lao PDR 3.77 2019
137 Madagascar 3.56 2019
138 Angola 3.37 2019
139 Brunei 3.32 2019
140 Mongolia 2.98 2019
141 Algeria 2.69 2019
142 Tajikistan 2.65 2019
143 Burundi 2.57 2019
144 Kyrgyz Republic 2.44 2019
145 Congo 2.42 2019
146 Eswatini 2.23 2019
147 Yemen 2.06 2019
148 Tonga 1.61 2019
149 Cambodia 0.26 2019

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Development Relevance: Industrial development generally entails a structural transition from resource-based and low technology activities to medium and high-tech industry (MHT) activities. A modern, highly complex production structure offers better opportunities for skills development and technological innovation. MHT activities are also the high value addition industries of manufacturing with higher technological intensity and labour productivity. Increasing the share of MHT sectors also reflects the impact of innovation

Limitations and Exceptions: Value added by economic activity should be reported at least at 3-digit ISIC for compiling MHT values. Missing values at country level are imputed based on the methodology from Competitive Industrial Performance Report (UNIDO, 2017. Conversion to USD or difference in ISIC combinations may cause discrepancy between national and international figures. For additional information please see UNIDO (2017): http://stat.unido.org/content/publications/volume-i%252c-competitive-industrial-performance-report-2016

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The indicator is calculated as the share of the sum of the value added from medium and high-tech industry economic activities to manufacturing value added. The medium and high-tech industry is defined using OECD classification as the following by International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Revision 3 and Revision 4 Division respectively: ISIC Rev. 3 (24, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 excluding 351). Manufacturing value added is the value added of manufacturing industry, which is Section C of ISIC Rev.4, and Section D of ISIC Rev.3. Data can be found in UNIDO INDSTAT4 Database by ISIC Revision 3 and ISIC Revision 4 respectively. Data are collected using General Industrial Statistics Questionnaire which is filled by NSOs and submitted to UNIDO annually. Data for OECD countries are obtained directly from OECD. Country data are also collected from official publications and official web-sites. For additional information please see Table B.2.2 in Appendix B of UNIDO (2017): http://stat.unido.org/content/publications/volume-i%252c-competitive-industrial-performance-report-2016

Periodicity: Annual