Ireland - Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports)

The value for Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Ireland was 59.47 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62.78 in 2002 and a minimum value of 48.01 in 1992.

Definition: Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.

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

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Year Value
1990 51.81
1991 50.07
1992 48.01
1993 50.37
1994 49.99
1995 53.83
1996 54.90
1997 59.28
1998 56.82
1999 58.97
2000 57.84
2001 61.68
2002 62.78
2003 59.18
2004 60.13
2005 57.37
2006 56.41
2007 53.24
2008 55.20
2009 56.63
2010 53.73
2011 54.40
2012 52.26
2013 52.15
2014 52.46
2015 55.85
2016 56.50
2017 59.58
2018 59.24
2019 59.47

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 labor productivity. Increasing the share of MHT sectors also reflects the impact of innovation.

Limitations and Exceptions: Missing values at country level are imputed based on the methodology from Competitive Industrial Performance Report (UNIDO, 2017).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The data from UN COMTRADE is downloaded in SITC Revision 3, 3-digit, by reporting country, year, partner code, commodity and flow (export and re-export). SITC medium technology: 266, 267, 512, 513, 533, 553, 554, 562, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 579, 581, 582, 583, 591, 593, 597, 598, 653, 671, 672, 678, 711, 712,713, 714, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 731, 733, 735, 737, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 761, 762, 763, 772, 773, 775, 778, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 791, 793, 811, 812, 813, 872, 873, 882, 884, 885; SITC high technology: 525, 541, 542, 716, 718, 751, 752, 759, 764, 771, 774, 776, 792, 871, 874, 881, 891. Net-exports are calculated as exports minus re-exports. Manufactured exports, is the sum of the four categories resource-based exports, low-tech exports, medium tech exports and high-tech exports; and medium-high technology exports, is the sum of medium tech exports and high-tech exports. The world value of manufacturing exports is the sum of all manufacturing net exports. For additional information please see Table B.2.1 in Appendix B of UNIDO (2017): http://stat.unido.org/content/publications/volume-i%252c-competitive-industrial-performance-report-2016

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology