Medium and high-tech manufacturing in France
Medium and high-tech industries produced 51.8% of manufacturing value added in France in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 1995.
France, 2024
51.8%
Change from 2023
+1.6percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
41.8%
Position in 2024
15th of 152
Medium and high-tech manufacturing in France 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.
| Period | France |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 51.8% |
| 2023 | 50.2% |
| 2022 | 49.3% |
| 2021 | 48.9% |
| 2020 | 50.4% |
| 2019 | 50.9% |
| 2018 | 50.2% |
| 2017 | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 49.9% |
| 2015 | 48.0% |
| 2014 | 47.0% |
| 2013 | 46.6% |
| 2012 | 46.1% |
| 2011 | 45.4% |
| 2010 | 45.4% |
| 2009 | 44.7% |
| 2008 | 45.9% |
| 2007 | 45.7% |
| 2006 | 44.6% |
| 2005 | 44.5% |
| 2004 | 43.9% |
| 2003 | 45.2% |
| 2002 | 44.8% |
| 2001 | 45.3% |
| 2000 | 45.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6 percentage points from 50.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 47.0%, the figure has changed by +4.7 percentage points.
- Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, France has the 15th highest value.
More for France
All statistics for France
Manufacturing share of GDP
9.5%
2025 · World Bank
High-technology exports
23.1%
2024 · World Bank
Industrial production
102.4 (2021 = 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Enterprise birth rate
14.2%
2024 · Eurostat
Monthly industrial production
-1.2%
September 2026 · Eurostat
Business loan interest rate
3.82%
September 2026 · ECB