Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total was 8.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
8.4%
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
10th
of 15 regions
All-time high
16.2%
in 2003
All-time low
7.6%
in 2012
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 8.4%.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 16.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.0% | — |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -45.9% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +94.9% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +43.6% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 8.2% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 7.6% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 8.4% 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2012.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 10th out of 15 regions with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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