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

The value for Medium and high-tech industry (% manufacturing value added) in Tunisia was 27.57 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.57 in 2019 and a minimum value of 7.04 in 2009.

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 9.39
1991 11.09
1992 10.79
1993 12.13
1994 13.36
1995 16.73
1996 17.41
1997 18.13
1998 19.34
1999 19.51
2000 19.58
2001 20.29
2002 21.12
2003 9.67
2004 9.60
2005 9.83
2006 9.32
2007 26.49
2008 7.17
2009 7.04
2010 7.47
2011 24.25
2012 26.15
2013 25.92
2014 25.86
2015 25.05
2016 27.57
2017 27.57
2018 27.57
2019 27.57

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