Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total was 10.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Eastern Africa, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Eastern Africa stood at 10.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Eastern Africa peaked at 12.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2007.
That places Eastern Africa 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.5% | — |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 6.9% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.2% | 11.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Eastern Africa?
- Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Eastern Africa was 10.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2007.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total?
- Eastern Africa ranks 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total value added (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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