Medium and high-tech manufacturing in United Kingdom

Medium and high-tech industries produced 45.4% of manufacturing value added in United Kingdom in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
United Kingdom, 2024 45.4% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 +3.9percentage points 2023: 41.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 43.4% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 23rd of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom
2024 45.4%
2023 41.5%
2022 41.0%
2021 40.6%
2020 42.8%
2019 43.1%
2018 43.5%
2017 44.6%
2016 43.2%
2015 41.9%
2014 43.8%
2013 45.0%
2012 43.8%
2011 44.0%
2010 44.6%
2009 42.5%
2008 43.8%
2007 41.2%
2006 42.3%
2005 41.0%
2004 40.5%
2003 40.6%
2002 41.3%
2001 40.6%
2000 42.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.9 percentage points from 41.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 43.8%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 23rd highest value.

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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 United Kingdom
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)