Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Germany
Medium and high-tech industries produced 61.3% of manufacturing value added in Germany in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Germany, 2024
61.3%
Change from 2023
+0.7percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
41.8%
Position in 2024
4th of 152
Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Germany 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 | Germany |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 61.3% |
| 2023 | 60.6% |
| 2022 | 59.4% |
| 2021 | 59.9% |
| 2020 | 60.0% |
| 2019 | 60.4% |
| 2018 | 59.9% |
| 2017 | 60.9% |
| 2016 | 60.9% |
| 2015 | 60.7% |
| 2014 | 60.6% |
| 2013 | 59.3% |
| 2012 | 59.2% |
| 2011 | 59.2% |
| 2010 | 59.1% |
| 2009 | 56.1% |
| 2008 | 59.4% |
| 2007 | 58.0% |
| 2006 | 57.0% |
| 2005 | 56.5% |
| 2004 | 55.9% |
| 2003 | 56.1% |
| 2002 | 55.1% |
| 2001 | 54.3% |
| 2000 | 54.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 60.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 60.6%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 4th highest value.
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All statistics for Germany
Manufacturing share of GDP
17.6%
2025 · World Bank
High-technology exports
18.0%
2024 · World Bank
Industrial production
92.3 (2021 = 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Enterprise birth rate
7.8%b (Break in time series)
2024 · Eurostat
Monthly industrial production
0.7%
September 2026 · Eurostat
Business loan interest rate
3.78%
September 2026 · ECB