Lebanon - Medium and high-tech industry (% manufacturing value added)

The value for Medium and high-tech industry (% manufacturing value added) in Lebanon was 19.95 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.95 in 2019 and a minimum value of 10.83 in 1990.

Definition: The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing

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

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Year Value
1990 10.83
1991 10.83
1992 10.83
1993 10.83
1994 10.83
1995 10.83
1996 10.83
1997 10.83
1998 10.83
1999 10.83
2000 10.83
2001 10.83
2002 10.83
2003 19.95
2004 19.95
2005 19.95
2006 19.95
2007 19.95
2008 19.95
2009 19.95
2010 19.95
2011 19.95
2012 19.95
2013 19.95
2014 19.95
2015 19.95
2016 19.95
2017 19.95
2018 19.95
2019 19.95

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 labour productivity. Increasing the share of MHT sectors also reflects the impact of innovation

Limitations and Exceptions: Value added by economic activity should be reported at least at 3-digit ISIC for compiling MHT values. Missing values at country level are imputed based on the methodology from Competitive Industrial Performance Report (UNIDO, 2017. Conversion to USD or difference in ISIC combinations may cause discrepancy between national and international figures. For additional information please see UNIDO (2017): http://stat.unido.org/content/publications/volume-i%252c-competitive-industrial-performance-report-2016

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The indicator is calculated as the share of the sum of the value added from medium and high-tech industry economic activities to manufacturing value added. The medium and high-tech industry is defined using OECD classification as the following by International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Revision 3 and Revision 4 Division respectively: ISIC Rev. 3 (24, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 excluding 351). Manufacturing value added is the value added of manufacturing industry, which is Section C of ISIC Rev.4, and Section D of ISIC Rev.3. Data can be found in UNIDO INDSTAT4 Database by ISIC Revision 3 and ISIC Revision 4 respectively. Data are collected using General Industrial Statistics Questionnaire which is filled by NSOs and submitted to UNIDO annually. Data for OECD countries are obtained directly from OECD. Country data are also collected from official publications and official web-sites. For additional information please see Table B.2.2 in Appendix B of UNIDO (2017): http://stat.unido.org/content/publications/volume-i%252c-competitive-industrial-performance-report-2016

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts