Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total in United States
United States: Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total was 44.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in United States, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in United States stood at 44.1%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in United States peaked at 50.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2021.
That places United States 21st out of 126 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.0% | — |
| 2001 | 48.5% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | -4.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 44.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.8%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.8% | 46.6% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 46.0% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 44.1% | 45.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States
More infrastructure data for United States
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2398 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in United States?
- Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in United States was 44.1% in 2021, 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2021.
- How does United States rank for proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total?
- United States ranks 21st out of 126 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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