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

The value for Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in India was 36.67 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.67 in 2019 and a minimum value of 16.09 in 1992.

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 18.08
1991 18.79
1992 16.09
1993 17.29
1994 18.35
1995 19.40
1996 20.37
1997 20.70
1998 18.45
1999 18.03
2000 18.68
2001 21.50
2002 21.55
2003 22.20
2004 22.83
2005 22.60
2006 23.18
2007 23.97
2008 27.30
2009 28.86
2010 28.24
2011 27.67
2012 28.05
2013 28.70
2014 30.21
2015 33.89
2016 34.07
2017 33.84
2018 34.77
2019 36.67

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

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Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology