High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 6%. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 0.8 pp.
2013–2024 · % of manufactured exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | +1.02 pp |
| 2023 | 4.98 | −0.67 pp |
| 2022 | 5.65 | +0.88 pp |
| 2021 | 4.77 | −0.68 pp |
| 2020 | 5.45 | −1.03 pp |
| 2019 | 6.48 | +0.09 pp |
| 2018 | 6.39 | +0.79 pp |
| 2017 | 5.6 | +0.04 pp |
| 2016 | 5.56 | −0.49 pp |
| 2015 | 6.05 | +0.43 pp |
| 2014 | 5.62 | +0.42 pp |
| 2013 | 5.19 | — |
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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