North America - High technology exports

High-technology exports (current US$)

The latest value for High-technology exports (current US$) in North America was $167,061,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 13 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $273,133,000,000 in 2008 and $167,061,000,000 in 2020.

Definition: High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: United Nations, Comtrade database through the WITS platform.

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Year Value
2007 $271,032,000,000
2008 $273,133,000,000
2009 $176,526,000,000
2010 $192,606,000,000
2011 $193,963,000,000
2012 $202,173,000,000
2013 $201,403,000,000
2014 $204,669,000,000
2015 $203,486,000,000
2016 $200,125,000,000
2017 $181,484,000,000
2018 $184,291,000,000
2019 $185,855,000,000
2020 $167,061,000,000

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) in North America was 18.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 26.37 in 2007, while its lowest value was 17.92 in 2018.

Definition: High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.

Source: United Nations, Comtrade database through the WITS platform.

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Year Value
2007 26.37
2008 25.42
2009 23.06
2010 21.17
2011 19.40
2012 19.24
2013 19.25
2014 19.35
2015 20.21
2016 20.97
2017 18.39
2018 17.92
2019 18.22
2020 18.69

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology