Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Ireland

Medium and high-tech industries produced 54.5% of manufacturing value added in Ireland in 2024.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Ireland, 2024 54.5% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 54.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 41.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 9th of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Ireland 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 Ireland
2024 54.5%
2023 54.5%
2022 54.5%
2021 54.5%
2020 54.5%
2019 54.5%
2018 54.5%
2017 54.5%
2016 54.3%
2015 54.3%
2014 55.2%
2013 55.9%
2012 61.1%
2011 60.1%
2010 61.7%
2009 63.0%
2008 58.2%
2007 60.9%
2006 58.3%
2005 59.6%
2004 57.9%
2003 62.1%
2002 65.4%
2001 64.6%
2000 64.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 55.2%, the figure has changed by −0.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 9th 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 Ireland
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)