Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total was 44.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Malaysia, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Malaysia is 44.0%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Malaysia peaked at 50.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2010.
That places Malaysia 22nd out of 126 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.9% | — |
| 2001 | 49.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 44.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.3%, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 44.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.4% | 41.8% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 41.7% | 44.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More infrastructure data for Malaysia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2311 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Malaysia?
- Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Malaysia was 44.0% in 2017, 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total?
- Malaysia ranks 22nd out of 126 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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