Medium and high-tech manufacturing in South Africa
Medium and high-tech industries produced 12.9% of manufacturing value added in South Africa in 2024.
South Africa, 2024
12.9%
Change from 2023
+0.2percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2024
41.5%
Position in 2024
102nd of 152
Medium and high-tech manufacturing in South Africa over time
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South Africa
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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 | South Africa |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.9% |
| 2023 | 12.7% |
| 2022 | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 8.9% |
| 2020 | 11.3% |
| 2019 | 24.4% |
| 2018 | 24.4% |
| 2017 | 24.4% |
| 2016 | 24.4% |
| 2015 | 24.4% |
| 2014 | 24.4% |
| 2013 | 24.4% |
| 2012 | 24.4% |
| 2011 | 24.4% |
| 2010 | 23.0% |
| 2009 | 22.7% |
| 2008 | 21.2% |
| 2007 | 22.1% |
| 2006 | 23.5% |
| 2005 | 23.1% |
| 2004 | 22.8% |
| 2003 | 23.5% |
| 2002 | 23.9% |
| 2001 | 24.7% |
| 2000 | 23.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 12.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 24.4%, the figure has changed by −11.5 percentage points.
- Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, South Africa has the 102nd highest value.