Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Japan

Medium and high-tech industries produced 58.2% of manufacturing value added in Japan in 2024.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Japan, 2024 58.2% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 58.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 43.4% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 7th of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Japan 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 Japan
2024 58.2%
2023 58.2%
2022 57.8%
2021 55.4%
2020 54.7%
2019 56.1%
2018 57.2%
2017 56.9%
2016 56.6%
2015 56.8%
2014 56.2%
2013 55.3%
2012 55.0%
2011 54.5%
2010 53.7%
2009 51.7%
2008 53.8%
2007 55.4%
2006 54.8%
2005 53.9%
2004 53.4%
2003 53.1%
2002 52.0%
2001 50.1%
2000 51.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 58.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 56.2%, the figure has changed by +2.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 7th 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 Japan
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)