High-technology exports — all countries

High-technology exports — Sub-Saharan Africa

High-technology exports in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023 — 2,861,159,244 US$. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 18.3%.

2023 2.86B US$ −9.48% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 4.2B US$2015
Period minimum 2.51B US$2020

Trend over time

2013–2023 · US$

High-technology exports — Sub-Saharan Africa, 2013–20232.5B3B3.5B4B4.5B201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232013: 3,502,115,928 US$2014: 3,865,346,797 US$2015: 4,199,180,779 US$2016: 3,355,151,153 US$2017: 3,070,252,948 US$2018: 3,018,401,977 US$2019: 2,711,379,863 US$2020: 2,510,401,892 US$2021: 3,075,531,283 US$2022: 3,160,951,700 US$2023: 2,861,159,244 US$
Change over the period: −641M (−18.3%) Average annual rate: -2 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 2.86B US$
World 3.58T US$
High-technology exports — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 2.86B −300M −9.48%
2022 3.16B +85.42M +2.78%
2021 3.08B +565M +22.51%
2020 2.51B −201M −7.41%
2019 2.71B −307M −10.17%
2018 3.02B −51.85M −1.69%
2017 3.07B −285M −8.49%
2016 3.36B −844M −20.1%
2015 4.2B +334M +8.64%
2014 3.87B +363M +10.37%
2013 3.5B

About the indicator

Exports of research-intensive products: aerospace equipment, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, electrical machinery. The classification rests on the share of research spending in the value of an industry's output rather than on the sophistication of the item — which is why pharmaceuticals make the list and, say, automobile manufacturing does not.

Important: It is measured by the value of the goods crossing the border, not by the value added inside the country. For countries that assemble electronics from imported parts the figure is well above their actual contribution.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.