Trade & Finance · Glossary
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS
Definition
High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.
Methodology for Trade & Finance indicators
Trade and finance indicators are sourced from customs declarations, balance-of-payments statistics, and central bank reporting. Exports and imports are usually reported FOB (free on board) for exports and CIF (cost, insurance, freight) for imports, which means global exports and global imports rarely sum to zero. Foreign direct investment data can be volatile year-over-year because of one-off cross-border acquisitions.
How to interpret
- Always check the unit and reporting year before comparing values across countries.
- NULL or "Not available" means the World Bank did not publish a value — we never estimate.
- Year-over-year changes can be driven by methodology updates, not just real economic shifts.
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- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)