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

The value for Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Italy was 53.81 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.72 in 2016 and a minimum value of 50.16 in 1990.

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 50.16
1991 50.49
1992 50.25
1993 50.19
1994 50.47
1995 51.63
1996 52.21
1997 52.13
1998 53.32
1999 53.59
2000 53.40
2001 53.31
2002 53.68
2003 53.90
2004 54.17
2005 54.04
2006 53.98
2007 54.47
2008 54.13
2009 54.85
2010 53.93
2011 53.69
2012 53.27
2013 53.65
2014 54.21
2015 55.00
2016 55.72
2017 55.29
2018 54.14
2019 53.81

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