Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Australia

Medium and high-tech industries produced 28.6% of manufacturing value added in Australia in 2024.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Australia, 2024 28.6% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 −1.0percentage points 2023: 29.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 43.4% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 60th of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Australia over time

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% of manufacturing value added. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Medium and high-tech manufacturing (% of manufacturing value added), 2000 to 2024
Period Australia
2024 28.6%
2023 29.6%
2022 29.0%
2021 29.1%
2020 27.3%
2019 26.3%
2018 26.0%
2017 26.6%
2016 26.7%
2015 26.1%
2014 27.3%
2013 27.8%
2012 27.9%
2011 27.0%
2010 27.8%
2009 28.0%
2008 26.2%
2007 26.5%
2006 23.0%
2005 22.5%
2004 22.7%
2003 22.0%
2002 22.8%
2001 24.1%
2000 26.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 29.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 27.3%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Australia has the 60th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NV.MNF.TECH.ZS.UN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Australia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)