Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) - Country Ranking - Africa

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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Rank Country Value Year
1 Central African Republic 84.54 2018
2 Morocco 58.66 2019
3 Angola 57.66 2019
4 Nigeria 53.56 2019
5 Tunisia 51.64 2019
6 South Africa 45.99 2019
7 Congo 39.27 2019
8 Tanzania 37.67 2019
9 Egypt 32.02 2019
10 Zambia 27.17 2019
11 Côte d'Ivoire 25.93 2019
12 Malawi 25.03 2019
13 Kenya 23.61 2019
14 Ethiopia 23.23 2019
15 The Gambia 20.82 2019
16 Uganda 19.66 2019
17 Eswatini 17.60 2019
18 Mozambique 15.81 2019
19 Zimbabwe 15.80 2019
20 Burundi 14.83 2019
21 Eritrea 14.67 2019
22 Mauritius 13.84 2019
23 Senegal 12.94 2019
24 Cameroon 12.44 2019
25 Ghana 10.56 2019
26 Libya 10.52 2019
27 Gabon 10.09 2019
28 Rwanda 8.30 2019
29 Niger 7.30 2019
30 Botswana 4.05 2019
31 Algeria 3.95 2019
32 Madagascar 3.62 2019
33 Namibia 1.70 2019
34 Cabo Verde 0.99 2019

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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