High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)

For 2024, High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) is led by Cayman Islands at 85.52%. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

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

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0.021.442.864.185.5Cayman IslandsCayman Islands: 85.52%85.5SamoaSamoa: 76.67%76.7Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 75.57%75.6PhilippinesPhilippines: 60.98%61.0SingaporeSingapore: 59.43%59.4MalaysiaMalaysia: 58.63%58.6IcelandIceland: 53.97%54.0IrelandIreland: 53.52%53.5MaltaMalta: 45.18%45.2KazakhstanKazakhstan: 42.20%42.2IsraelIsrael: 37.23%37.2Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 36.26%36.3
Rank Country Value
1 Cayman Islands 85.52%
2 Samoa 76.67%
3 Hong Kong SAR, China 75.57%
4 Philippines 60.98%
5 Singapore 59.43%
6 Malaysia 58.63%
7 Iceland 53.97%
8 Ireland 53.52%
9 Malta 45.18%
10 Kazakhstan 42.20%
11 Israel 37.23%
12 Korea, Rep. 36.26%
13 Benin 30.54%
14 Switzerland 29.62%
15 United Kingdom 29.23%
16 Thailand 28.31%
17 China 26.28%
18 Norway 25.41%
19 Australia 25.16%
20 United States 24.32%
21 Armenia 23.64%
22 Netherlands 23.47%
23 France 23.14%
24 Costa Rica 22.86%
25 Hungary 22.57%
26 Czechia 22.40%
27 Belgium 20.39%
28 Barbados 19.93%
29 Mexico 19.30%
30 India 18.57%
31 Austria 18.45%
32 Estonia 18.38%
33 Cyprus 18.03%
34 Germany 17.98%
35 Sweden 17.65%
36 Denmark 17.62%
37 Japan 17.55%
38 Latvia 17.49%
39 Lithuania 17.32%
40 Canada 16.78%
41 Angola 16.69%
42 Greece 15.01%
43 Montenegro 14.46%
44 Bermuda 14.30%
45 Poland 13.51%
46 Romania 13.45%
47 Bulgaria 13.43%
48 Guyana 13.33%
49 New Zealand 12.97%
50 Italy 12.28%
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • Cayman Islands sits at the top of the High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) distribution in 2024 at 85.52%, with a lead of 8.85% over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Bolivia at 8.79%, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Macao SAR, China (0.00%), and the page currently covers 125 countries.

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