High-technology exports by country, 2023
Exports of products with high research and development intensity, such as aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals and scientific instruments, as a share of manufactured exports.
160 places ranked for 2023. Highest: Hong Kong SAR, China (72.3%). Lowest: Macao SAR, China (0.0%). The median is 5.9%.
Highest 10
- 1. Hong Kong SAR, China 72.3%
- 2. Philippines 63.3%
- 3. Malaysia 59.4%
- 4. Singapore 56.1%
- 5. Ireland 47.8%
- 6. Cayman Islands 47.7%
- 7. Viet Nam 44.3%
- 8. Iceland 43.4%
- 9. Malta 43.3%
- 10. Israel 34.9%
Lowest 10
- 160. Macao SAR, China 0.0%
- 159. Belize 0.0%
- 158. Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 157. Bhutan 0.0%
- 156. Bahamas 0.0%
- 155. Seychelles 0.0%
- 154. Lesotho 0.1%
- 153. Namibia 0.1%
- 152. Maldives 0.2%
- 151. Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.2%
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 160. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
In short
- Among the 160 countries with a value for 2023, the highest is Hong Kong SAR, China (72.3%) and the lowest Macao SAR, China (0.0%).
- Half of the countries are above 5.9% and half below.
- From 2022 to 2023 the value rose in 16 countries and fell in 19.
- The figure for the world was 23.0% in 2023, against 20.5% in 2018 (+2.5 percentage points).
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 72.3% | 2023 | |
| 2 | Philippines | 63.3% | 2023 | |
| 3 | Malaysia | 59.4% | 2023 | |
| 4 | Singapore | 56.1% | 2023 | |
| 5 | Ireland | 47.8% | 2023 | |
| 6 | Cayman Islands | 47.7% | 2023 | |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 44.3% | 2023 | |
| 8 | Iceland | 43.4% | 2023 | |
| 9 | Malta | 43.3% | 2023 | |
| 10 | Israel | 34.9% | 2023 | |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 34.4% | 2023 | |
| 12 | South Korea | 30.3% | 2023 | |
| 13 | Switzerland | 29.3% | 2023 | |
| 14 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 29.3% | 2023 | |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 28.9% | 2023 | |
| 16 | Tonga | 28.5% | 2023 | |
| 17 | China | 26.6% | 2023 | |
| 18 | Thailand | 26.1% | 2023 | |
| 19 | Norway | 25.7% | 2023 | |
| 20 | Australia | 25.3% | 2023 | |
| 21 | Netherlands | 24.5% | 2023 | |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 24.2% | 2023 | |
| 23 | Angola | 23.9% | 2023 | |
| 24 | Mongolia | 22.5% | 2023 | |
| 25 | France | 22.4% | 2023 | |
| 26 | United States | 21.8% | 2023 | |
| 27 | Andorra | 21.4% | 2023 | |
| 28 | Armenia | 20.9% | 2023 | |
| 29 | Czechia | 20.3% | 2023 | |
| 30 | Hungary | 18.9% | 2023 | |
| 31 | Cyprus | 18.7% | 2023 | |
| 32 | Latvia | 18.6% | 2023 | |
| 33 | Belgium | 18.5% | 2023 | |
| 34 | Barbados | 18.4% | 2023 | |
| 35 | Mexico | 18.0% | 2023 | |
| 36 | Germany | 17.9% | 2023 | |
| 37 | Sweden | 17.6% | 2023 | |
| 38 | Denmark | 17.2% | 2023 | |
| 39 | Japan | 17.1% | 2023 | |
| 40 | Estonia | 16.6% | 2023 | |
| 41 | Canada | 16.4% | 2023 | |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.3% | 2023 | |
| 43 | Austria | 15.9% | 2023 | |
| 44 | Guyana | 15.7% | 2023 | |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 15.2% | 2023 | |
| 46 | Greece | 15.2% | 2023 | |
| 47 | Bermuda | 14.9% | 2023 | |
| 48 | India | 14.9% | 2023 | |
| 49 | Lithuania | 14.4% | 2023 | |
| 50 | Cambodia | 13.1% | 2023 | |
| 51 | Romania | 12.7% | 2023 | |
| 52 | New Zealand | 12.6% | 2023 | |
| 53 | Poland | 12.1% | 2023 | |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 12.1% | 2023 | |
| 55 | Chile | 11.9% | 2023 | |
| 56 | Croatia | 11.0% | 2023 | |
| 57 | Uruguay | 10.7% | 2023 | |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 10.2% | 2023 | |
| 59 | Italy | 10.1% | 2023 | |
| 60 | Paraguay | 10.0% | 2023 | |
| 61 | Brazil | 9.8% | 2023 | |
| 62 | Slovakia | 9.7% | 2023 | |
| 63 | Finland | 9.7% | 2023 | |
| 64 | Spain | 9.6% | 2023 | |
| 65 | Indonesia | 9.1% | 2023 | |
| 66 | Niger | 9.0% | 2023 | |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 9.0% | 2023 | |
| 68 | Colombia | 8.6% | 2023 | |
| 69 | Slovenia | 8.2% | 2023 | |
| 70 | Bolivia | 8.2% | 2023 | |
| 71 | Montenegro | 8.0% | 2023 | |
| 72 | Tunisia | 7.7% | 2023 | |
| 73 | Laos | 7.4% | 2023 | |
| 74 | Ecuador | 7.3% | 2023 | |
| 75 | Aruba | 6.9% | 2023 | |
| 76 | Portugal | 6.7% | 2023 | |
| 77 | Ukraine | 6.7% | 2023 | |
| 78 | El Salvador | 6.4% | 2023 | |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 6.0% | 2023 | |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 6.0% | 2023 | |
| 81 | Guatemala | 5.8% | 2023 | |
| 82 | Samoa | 5.7% | 2023 | |
| 83 | Argentina | 5.4% | 2023 | |
| 84 | Morocco | 5.4% | 2023 | |
| 85 | Mali | 5.4% | 2023 | |
| 86 | Malawi | 5.3% | 2023 | |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 5.2% | 2023 | |
| 88 | Tanzania | 5.1% | 2023 | |
| 89 | Peru | 5.0% | 2023 | |
| 90 | Oman | 5.0% | 2023 | |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.0% | 2023 | |
| 92 | South Africa | 5.0% | 2023 | |
| 93 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.9% | 2023 | |
| 94 | Türkiye | 4.5% | 2023 | |
| 95 | Benin | 4.4% | 2023 | |
| 96 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.4% | 2023 | |
| 97 | Lebanon | 4.3% | 2023 | |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 4.2% | 2023 | |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 3.8% | 2023 | |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 3.8% | 2023 | |
| 101 | Nigeria | 3.5% | 2023 | |
| 102 | Honduras | 3.3% | 2023 | |
| 103 | Djibouti | 3.3% | 2023 | |
| 104 | Suriname | 3.2% | 2023 | |
| 105 | Egypt | 3.2% | 2023 | |
| 106 | Republic of the Congo | 3.2% | 2023 | |
| 107 | Comoros | 3.1% | 2023 | |
| 108 | Kenya | 3.0% | 2023 | |
| 109 | Grenada | 3.0% | 2023 | |
| 110 | Myanmar | 2.9% | 2023 | |
| 111 | Dominica | 2.9% | 2023 | |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 2.8% | 2023 | |
| 113 | Qatar | 2.8% | 2023 | |
| 114 | Mozambique | 2.7% | 2023 | |
| 115 | Jamaica | 2.6% | 2023 | |
| 116 | Moldova | 2.6% | 2023 | |
| 117 | Mauritania | 2.4% | 2023 | |
| 118 | Gambia | 2.3% | 2023 | |
| 119 | Georgia | 2.3% | 2023 | |
| 120 | Cameroon | 2.1% | 2023 | |
| 121 | Jordan | 2.1% | 2023 | |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | 1.9% | 2023 | |
| 123 | Pakistan | 1.9% | 2023 | |
| 124 | Central African Republic | 1.9% | 2023 | |
| 125 | West Bank and Gaza | 1.8% | 2023 | |
| 126 | Kuwait | 1.8% | 2023 | |
| 127 | Gabon | 1.8% | 2023 | |
| 128 | Fiji | 1.6% | 2023 | |
| 129 | Senegal | 1.6% | 2023 | |
| 130 | Ghana | 1.6% | 2023 | |
| 131 | Timor-Leste | 1.5% | 2023 | |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 1.4% | 2023 | |
| 133 | Uganda | 1.4% | 2023 | |
| 134 | Burundi | 1.3% | 2023 | |
| 135 | Zambia | 1.2% | 2023 | |
| 136 | Cabo Verde | 1.2% | 2023 | |
| 137 | Brunei | 1.0% | 2023 | |
| 138 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2023 | |
| 139 | Panama | 1.0% | 2023 | |
| 140 | French Polynesia | 0.9% | 2023 | |
| 141 | Nicaragua | 0.8% | 2023 | |
| 142 | Albania | 0.7% | 2023 | |
| 143 | Liberia | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| 144 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| 145 | Togo | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| 146 | Botswana | 0.5% | 2023 | |
| 147 | Madagascar | 0.5% | 2023 | |
| 148 | Bahrain | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| 149 | Eswatini | 0.3% | 2023 | |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 151 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 152 | Maldives | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 153 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| 154 | Lesotho | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| 155 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 2023 | |
| 156 | Bahamas | 0.0% | 2023 | |
| 157 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2023 | |
| 158 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% | 2023 | |
| 159 | Belize | 0.0% | 2023 | |
| 160 | Macao SAR, China | 0.0% | 2023 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2023, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2023 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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