High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) in South Africa in 2024 — 5.71%. Ranked 76 in the world out of 125. Since 2007, the indicator has fallen by 0.24 pp.
2007–2024 · % of manufactured exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.71 | +0.75 pp |
| 2023 | 4.96 | −0.57 pp |
| 2022 | 5.52 | −0.03 pp |
| 2021 | 5.55 | −0.07 pp |
| 2020 | 5.62 | +0.73 pp |
| 2019 | 4.9 | −0.38 pp |
| 2018 | 5.27 | −0.41 pp |
| 2017 | 5.68 | −0.98 pp |
| 2016 | 6.66 | −0.75 pp |
| 2015 | 7.41 | +0.75 pp |
| 2014 | 6.66 | +0.14 pp |
| 2013 | 6.52 | −0.16 pp |
| 2012 | 6.69 | +0.48 pp |
| 2011 | 6.21 | −0.03 pp |
| 2010 | 6.24 | +0.36 pp |
| 2009 | 5.88 | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 5.48 | −0.47 pp |
| 2007 | 5.95 | — |
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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.
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