Trade & Finance
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)
High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.
World Bank code: TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS • Data available for 186 countries • Latest year: 2024
In , Cayman Islands led High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) at 85.52.
The world median across 125 reporting countries was 8.79.
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Distribution — 2024
- Reporting
- 125 countries
- Median
- 8.79
- Mean
- 14.22
- 25th percentile
- 3.00
- 75th percentile
- 18.38
- Range
- 0.00 – 85.52
World at a Glance — 2024
Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).
Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.
Highest Values — 2024
| # | Country | High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayman Islands Latin America & Caribbean | 85.52 |
| 2 | Samoa East Asia & Pacific | 76.67 |
| 3 | Hong Kong SAR, China East Asia & Pacific | 75.57 |
| 4 | Philippines East Asia & Pacific | 60.98 |
| 5 | Singapore East Asia & Pacific | 59.43 |
| 6 | Malaysia East Asia & Pacific | 58.63 |
| 7 | Iceland Europe & Central Asia | 53.97 |
| 8 | Ireland Europe & Central Asia | 53.52 |
| 9 | Malta Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 45.18 |
| 10 | Kazakhstan Europe & Central Asia | 42.20 |
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View complete rankings →Biggest Movers — Year over Year
Largest increases
- Samoa +1,235.2%
- Benin +591.2%
- Central African Republic +341.8%
- Mauritania +301.9%
- Kuwait +226.5%
Largest decreases
- Bahamas, The -100.0%
- Maldives -98.8%
- Malawi -69.0%
- Cambodia -59.5%
- Burkina Faso -56.7%
By Income Group — Average
| Income group | Countries | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| High income | 58 | 19.21 |
| Upper middle income | 33 | 12.98 |
| Lower middle income | 25 | 8.19 |
| Low income | 9 | 3.42 |
By Region — Average
| Region | Countries | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| East Asia & Pacific | 18 | 27.94 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 43 | 16.36 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 26 | 10.75 |
| Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8 | 12.59 |
| North America | 3 | 18.47 |
| South Asia | 3 | 6.70 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 24 | 4.84 |
Lowest Values — 2024
| # | Country | High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.00 |
| 2 | Macao SAR, China | 0.00 |
| 3 | Bahamas, The | 0.00 |
| 4 | Belize | 0.00 |
| 5 | Maldives | 0.00 |
| 6 | Lesotho | 0.09 |
| 7 | Seychelles | 0.09 |
| 8 | Namibia | 0.12 |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.22 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 0.54 |
Source: World Bank Open Data (TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2024.