Guatemala - Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports)

The value for Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Guatemala was 23.23 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.39 in 2002 and a minimum value of 18.96 in 2011.

Definition: Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.

Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database

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Year Value
1990 27.11
1991 27.11
1992 27.11
1993 27.11
1994 28.85
1995 27.38
1996 29.55
1997 28.35
1998 26.79
1999 30.21
2000 30.09
2001 31.17
2002 34.39
2003 34.18
2004 33.79
2005 19.43
2006 29.03
2007 20.49
2008 21.60
2009 21.19
2010 20.33
2011 18.96
2012 21.32
2013 20.87
2014 19.45
2015 21.20
2016 21.14
2017 20.88
2018 21.54
2019 23.23

Development Relevance: Industrial development generally entails a structural transition from resource-based and low technology activities to medium and high-tech industry (MHT) activities. A modern, highly complex production structure offers better opportunities for skills development and technological innovation. MHT activities are also the high value addition industries of manufacturing with higher technological intensity and labor productivity. Increasing the share of MHT sectors also reflects the impact of innovation.

Limitations and Exceptions: Missing values at country level are imputed based on the methodology from Competitive Industrial Performance Report (UNIDO, 2017).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The data from UN COMTRADE is downloaded in SITC Revision 3, 3-digit, by reporting country, year, partner code, commodity and flow (export and re-export). SITC medium technology: 266, 267, 512, 513, 533, 553, 554, 562, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 579, 581, 582, 583, 591, 593, 597, 598, 653, 671, 672, 678, 711, 712,713, 714, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 731, 733, 735, 737, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 761, 762, 763, 772, 773, 775, 778, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 791, 793, 811, 812, 813, 872, 873, 882, 884, 885; SITC high technology: 525, 541, 542, 716, 718, 751, 752, 759, 764, 771, 774, 776, 792, 871, 874, 881, 891. Net-exports are calculated as exports minus re-exports. Manufactured exports, is the sum of the four categories resource-based exports, low-tech exports, medium tech exports and high-tech exports; and medium-high technology exports, is the sum of medium tech exports and high-tech exports. The world value of manufacturing exports is the sum of all manufacturing net exports. For additional information please see Table B.2.1 in Appendix B of UNIDO (2017): http://stat.unido.org/content/publications/volume-i%252c-competitive-industrial-performance-report-2016

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology