Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Western Africa
Western Africa: Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total was 11.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Western 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 Western Africa stood at 11.2%.
The figure is down 25.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Western Africa peaked at 29.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2004.
Western Africa ranks 29th 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.9% | — |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -41.3% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -44.2% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -44.5% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +24.2% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +49.4% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 5.4% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 9.9% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 11.2% | 15.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Western Africa?
- Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Western Africa was 11.2% 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2004.
- How does Western Africa rank for proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total?
- Western Africa ranks 29th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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