Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Italy

Medium and high-tech industries produced 41.8% of manufacturing value added in Italy in 2024.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Italy, 2024 41.8% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 +1.5percentage points 2023: 40.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 41.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 29th of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Italy 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 Italy
2024 41.8%
2023 40.3%
2022 38.7%
2021 40.6%
2020 42.4%
2019 41.6%
2018 42.0%
2017 42.7%
2016 42.0%
2015 42.1%
2014 41.9%
2013 42.2%
2012 41.6%
2011 40.7%
2010 41.1%
2009 39.1%
2008 37.8%
2007 36.4%
2006 36.9%
2005 36.2%
2004 35.5%
2003 35.9%
2002 36.1%
2001 36.3%
2000 37.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 40.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 41.9%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 29th 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 Italy
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)