Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total was 14.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Sub-Saharan 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 Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 14.2%.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 23.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2013.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.4% | — |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 16.2% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.4% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.2% | 14.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 25 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 41.4% compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 41.2% compare
- 27 Belarus 41.0% compare
- 28 Romania 39.6% compare
- 29 Trinidad and Tobago 39.4% compare
- 30 Spain 38.9% compare
- 31 Austria 38.7% compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 8.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.20 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9049 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Sub-Saharan Africa was 14.2% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2013.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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