economic2023

High-technology exports as a share of manufactured exports

Country comparison of high-technology exports as a share of manufactured exports in 2023, using official World Bank WDI series TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS with source-defined units and coverage.

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Key Insights

Global Average
11.3%
Median: 5.9%
Countries Covered
160
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
72.3%
Lowest
Belize
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong72.3%
2Philippines64.0%
3Malaysia59.4%
4Singapore56.1%
5Ireland47.8%
By Region
Asia24.4%(21 countries)
Oceania19.0%(2 countries)
Europe17.6%(31 countries)
North America15.5%(4 countries)
South America8.2%(7 countries)
Key Findings
  • 160 ISO countries have a finite 2023 observation.
  • Hong Kong SAR, China is highest in the fixed-year data at 72.3154885126867 %.
  • Belize is lowest in the fixed-year data at 0 %.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (72.3%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 11.3%)

Asia (21)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (87)
Africa (8)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.

Values are fixed-year 2023 observations. Aggregates, nulls, non-finite values, non-ISO economies, and missing countries are excluded rather than estimated.

Methodology

High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Hong Kong72.3%
2Philippines64.0%
3Malaysia59.4%
4Singapore56.1%
5Ireland47.8%
6Cayman Islands47.7%
7Vietnam44.3%
8Iceland43.4%
9Malta43.3%
10Israel34.9%
11Kazakhstan34.4%
12South Korea30.3%
13Switzerland29.3%
14Sao Tome and Principe29.3%
15United Kingdom28.9%
16Tonga28.5%
17People's Republic of China26.6%
18Thailand26.1%
19Norway25.7%
20Australia25.3%
21Netherlands24.5%
22Costa Rica24.2%
23Angola23.5%
24Mongolia22.5%
25France22.4%
26United States of America21.8%
27Andorra21.4%
28Armenia20.9%
29Czech Republic20.3%
30Hungary18.9%
31Cyprus18.7%
32Belgium18.7%
33Latvia18.6%
34Barbados18.4%
35Mexico18.0%
36Germany17.8%
37Sweden17.6%
38Denmark17.1%
39Japan17.1%
40Estonia16.6%
41Canada16.4%
42Kyrgyzstan16.3%
43Austria15.9%
44Guyana15.7%
45Tajikistan15.2%
46Greece15.2%
47Bermuda14.9%
48India14.9%
49Lithuania14.4%
50Cambodia13.0%
51Romania12.7%
52New Zealand12.6%
53Poland12.1%
54Bulgaria12.1%
55Croatia11.0%
56Chile10.7%
57Uruguay10.7%
58Papua New Guinea10.2%
59Italy10.0%
60Paraguay10.0%
61Brazil9.8%
62Slovakia9.7%
63Finland9.7%
64Spain9.6%
65Indonesia9.1%
66Niger9.0%
67United Arab Emirates9.0%
68Colombia8.6%
69Slovenia8.2%
70Bolivia8.2%
71Montenegro8.0%
72Tunisia7.7%
73Lao People's Democratic Republic7.4%
74Ecuador7.3%
75Aruba6.9%
76Portugal6.7%
77Ukraine6.7%
78El Salvador6.4%
79Dominican Republic6.0%
80Luxembourg6.0%
81Guatemala5.8%
82Samoa5.7%
83Argentina5.4%
84Morocco5.4%
85Mali5.4%
86Malawi5.3%
87The Republic of North Macedonia5.2%
88United Republic of Tanzania5.1%
89Peru5.0%
90Oman5.0%
91Bosnia and Herzegovina5.0%
92South Africa5.0%
93Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.9%
94Türkiye4.5%
95Benin4.4%
96Cote d'Ivoire4.4%
97Lebanon4.3%
98Azerbaijan4.2%
99Burkina Faso3.8%
100Ethiopia3.8%
101Nigeria3.5%
102Honduras3.3%
103Djibouti3.3%
104Suriname3.2%
105Egypt3.2%
106Republic of the Congo3.2%
107Comoros3.1%
108Kenya3.0%
109Grenada3.0%
110Myanmar2.9%
111Dominica2.9%
112Uzbekistan2.8%
113Qatar2.8%
114Mozambique2.7%
115Jamaica2.6%
116Moldova, Republic of2.6%
117Mauritania2.4%
118Republic of The Gambia2.3%
119Georgia2.3%
120Ghana2.1%
121Cameroon2.1%
122Jordan2.1%
123Zimbabwe1.9%
124Pakistan1.9%
125Central African Republic1.9%
126State of Palestine1.8%
127Kuwait1.8%
128Gabon1.8%
129Fiji1.6%
130Senegal1.6%
131Timor-Leste1.5%
132Sri Lanka1.4%
133Uganda1.4%
134Burundi1.3%
135Zambia1.2%
136Cape Verde1.2%
137Brunei Darussalam1.0%
138Mauritius1.0%
139Panama1.0%
140French Polynesia0.9%
141Nicaragua0.8%
142Albania0.7%
143Liberia0.6%
144Saudi Arabia0.6%
145Togo0.6%
146Botswana0.5%
147Madagascar0.5%
148Bahrain0.4%
149Eswatini0.3%
150Trinidad and Tobago0.2%
151Democratic Republic of the Congo0.2%
152Maldives0.2%
153Namibia0.1%
154Lesotho0.1%
155Seychelles0.0%
156Bahamas0.0%
157Bhutan0.0%
158Macao0.0%
159Antigua and Barbuda0.0%
160Belize0.0%
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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank, World Development Indicators (2023).

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