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

The value for Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Malawi was 25.03 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50.25 in 2014 and a minimum value of 2.39 in 1998.

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 11.28
1991 4.85
1992 4.85
1993 11.44
1994 11.44
1995 7.09
1996 4.38
1997 8.01
1998 2.39
1999 5.02
2000 11.32
2001 5.04
2002 4.45
2003 3.17
2004 6.34
2005 18.74
2006 18.97
2007 19.08
2008 15.28
2009 18.85
2010 14.64
2011 14.80
2012 10.80
2013 12.78
2014 50.25
2015 35.62
2016 28.63
2017 41.57
2018 22.29
2019 25.03

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