High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) — all countries

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) — Latin America & Caribbean

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) in Latin America & Caribbean in 2024 — 13.11%. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 0.24 pp.

2024 13.11% +0.66 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 14.98%2016
Period minimum 12.45%2023

Trend over time

2008–2024 · % of manufactured exports

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) — Latin America & Caribbean, 2008–2024121314152008201020122014201620182020202220242008: 13.35%2009: 14.36%2010: 13.79%2011: 12.55%2012: 12.85%2013: 13.21%2014: 13.24%2015: 13.8%2016: 14.98%2017: 14.49%2018: 14.01%2019: 13.84%2020: 14.76%2021: 12.58%2022: 12.74%2023: 12.45%2024: 13.11%
Change over the period: −0.24 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 13.11%
World 24.72%
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 13.11 +0.66 pp
2023 12.45 −0.3 pp
2022 12.74 +0.17 pp
2021 12.58 −2.18 pp
2020 14.76 +0.92 pp
2019 13.84 −0.18 pp
2018 14.01 −0.48 pp
2017 14.49 −0.48 pp
2016 14.98 +1.17 pp
2015 13.8 +0.56 pp
2014 13.24 +0.03 pp
2013 13.21 +0.37 pp
2012 12.85 +0.29 pp
2011 12.55 −1.23 pp
2010 13.79 −0.58 pp
2009 14.36 +1.01 pp
2008 13.35

About the indicator

The share of high-technology products — aerospace equipment, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, electronics — in the exports of manufactured goods. The indicator shows how far a country is plugged into the technological links of supply chains, but not the depth of local content: assembly from imported components also counts as high-technology exports.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: the share is calculated against manufactured exports, and neither the World Bank nor UNCTAD publishes such a series. Merchandise exports will not do as a weight — in commodity countries they are enormous while manufactured exports are negligible. For comparing magnitudes there is the absolute series of high-technology exports.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.