High-technology exports (current US$) by country
High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.
Countries reporting
173
Highest
856.76 billion current US$
China
Lowest
0 current US$
Macao
Median
86.36 million current US$
Years covered
18
2007–2024
Data points
3,189
What the numbers show
High-technology exports (current US$) is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 856.76 billion current US$ in China; the lowest is 0 current US$ in Macao.
The median across all reporting countries is 86.36 million current US$, and the mean is 21.58 billion current US$.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 4,543,450.0%), and the largest decrease in Macao (down 100.0%).
High-technology exports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 856.76 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 422.35 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 77,978.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 246.64 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 232.91 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 5 | Singapore | 223.59 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 6 | South Korea | 216.20 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 7 | Malaysia | 134.79 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 8 | Vietnam | 132.78 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 305.3% | volatile |
| 10 | France | 116.59 billion current US$ | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 103.03 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 102.45 billion current US$ | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 94.52 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | 89.52 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 84.77 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 61.35 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 60.16 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 18 | India | 54.14 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 195.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Czechia | 52.42 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 51.33 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 40.11 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 139.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Canada | 36.00 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 34.36 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 30.09 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 28.79 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 25.09 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 17.7% | flat |
| 27 | Spain | 23.80 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 28 | Israel | 19.43 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 29 | Denmark | 17.12 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 10.85 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 10.71 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 139.5% | rising |
| 32 | Russia | 10.60 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 33 | Indonesia | 10.41 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 34 | Turkey | 9.90 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 130.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Brazil | 8.69 billion current US$ | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 36 | Australia | 8.19 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 7.19 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 112.0% | rising |
| 38 | Norway | 6.45 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 4.86 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 199.4% | rising |
| 40 | Finland | 4.68 billion current US$ | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Lithuania | 4.18 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 99.8% | rising |
| 42 | Portugal | 4.13 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 3.35 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 189.2% | volatile |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 3.18 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 693.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 2.97 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 2.95 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 47 | South Africa | 2.45 billion current US$ | 2024 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 48 | Estonia | 2.27 billion current US$ | 2024 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 49 | Croatia | 1.92 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 50 | Latvia | 1.90 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 51 | Morocco | 1.72 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 205.4% | rising |
| 52 | Serbia | 1.53 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 239.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Tunisia | 1.20 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 55 | Cambodia | 1.10 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 3,412.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Chile | 1.08 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 57 | Colombia | 955.98 million current US$ | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 58 | Belarus | 922.20 million current US$ | 2021 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 59 | Armenia | 892.55 million current US$ | 2024 | up 9,489.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Egypt | 887.73 million current US$ | 2024 | up 427.2% | volatile |
| 61 | New Zealand | 839.95 million current US$ | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 62 | Ukraine | 810.23 million current US$ | 2024 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 63 | Iceland | 689.25 million current US$ | 2024 | up 475.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 575.85 million current US$ | 2024 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Pakistan | 535.22 million current US$ | 2024 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 67 | Oman | 441.80 million current US$ | 2023 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 68 | North Macedonia | 431.77 million current US$ | 2024 | up 230.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Argentina | 409.32 million current US$ | 2024 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 406.64 million current US$ | 2024 | up 333.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Guatemala | 365.55 million current US$ | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 72 | Kuwait | 359.68 million current US$ | 2024 | up 6,434.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Qatar | 308.18 million current US$ | 2024 | up 923,400.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Peru | 286.21 million current US$ | 2024 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 75 | Myanmar | 276.68 million current US$ | 2024 | up 1,646.0% | volatile |
| 76 | El Salvador | 247.05 million current US$ | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 243.37 million current US$ | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 78 | Iran | 206.22 million current US$ | 2022 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 204.15 million current US$ | 2018 | up 228.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Uruguay | 190.48 million current US$ | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 81 | Paraguay | 185.60 million current US$ | 2024 | up 199.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Jordan | 177.69 million current US$ | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 83 | Ecuador | 154.30 million current US$ | 2024 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 84 | Laos | 146.95 million current US$ | 2023 | up 226.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 133.29 million current US$ | 2024 | up 2,038.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 120.78 million current US$ | 2024 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 87 | Honduras | 105.46 million current US$ | 2024 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Cyprus | 104.88 million current US$ | 2024 | up 53.8% | falling |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 96.32 million current US$ | 2024 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Cote d'Ivoire | 86.36 million current US$ | 2024 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 91 | Kenya | 66.98 million current US$ | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 92 | Angola | 64.12 million current US$ | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 93 | Lebanon | 60.85 million current US$ | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Mongolia | 58.66 million current US$ | 2023 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Andorra | 51.38 million current US$ | 2023 | up 137.9% | rising |
| 96 | Bolivia | 51.18 million current US$ | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 97 | Nigeria | 50.08 million current US$ | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Senegal | 42.78 million current US$ | 2024 | up 193.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Gabon | 40.04 million current US$ | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 100 | New Caledonia | 38.23 million current US$ | 2015 | up 583.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Georgia | 38.19 million current US$ | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 37.07 million current US$ | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 34.14 million current US$ | 2023 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Montenegro | 33.52 million current US$ | 2024 | up 201.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Albania | 33.08 million current US$ | 2024 | up 1,587.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Congo | 30.90 million current US$ | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 107 | Moldova | 30.67 million current US$ | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 108 | Brunei | 28.95 million current US$ | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Tanzania | 27.43 million current US$ | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Botswana | 25.60 million current US$ | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 111 | Zambia | 23.42 million current US$ | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Benin | 22.46 million current US$ | 2024 | up 463.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Uganda | 22.00 million current US$ | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Ghana | 20.81 million current US$ | 2023 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Barbados | 18.92 million current US$ | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 18.78 million current US$ | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Palestine | 17.76 million current US$ | 2023 | up 4,616.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 16.59 million current US$ | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Zimbabwe | 13.89 million current US$ | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Mali | 13.86 million current US$ | 2023 | up 248.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Mozambique | 13.74 million current US$ | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Guyana | 13.32 million current US$ | 2024 | up 12,535.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Cuba | 13.31 million current US$ | 2022 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Suriname | 13.29 million current US$ | 2024 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Samoa | 12.68 million current US$ | 2024 | up 2,849.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Cayman Islands | 12.52 million current US$ | 2024 | — | rising |
| 127 | Central African Republic | 12.19 million current US$ | 2024 | up 121,669.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Bahrain | 11.52 million current US$ | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.86 million current US$ | 2023 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Ethiopia | 9.86 million current US$ | 2023 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.21 million current US$ | 2024 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Algeria | 9.03 million current US$ | 2017 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 133 | Madagascar | 7.91 million current US$ | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Mauritius | 7.21 million current US$ | 2024 | up 1,929.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.84 million current US$ | 2017 | up 92,110.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Rwanda | 6.80 million current US$ | 2022 | up 519.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Niger | 6.30 million current US$ | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Cameroon | 6.24 million current US$ | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 139 | Bermuda | 5.86 million current US$ | 2024 | up 128.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Nepal | 3.82 million current US$ | 2022 | up 367.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Eswatini | 3.58 million current US$ | 2023 | up 207.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Yemen | 3.03 million current US$ | 2015 | up 692.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | 2.89 million current US$ | 2020 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Togo | 2.86 million current US$ | 2024 | up 437.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Fiji | 2.85 million current US$ | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Burkina Faso | 2.47 million current US$ | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Tonga | 2.29 million current US$ | 2023 | up 3,946.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Mauritania | 2.00 million current US$ | 2024 | up 4,543,450.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Panama | 1.86 million current US$ | 2024 | up 705.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Aruba | 1.67 million current US$ | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 151 | French Polynesia | 1.33 million current US$ | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Malawi | 1.24 million current US$ | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Jamaica | 1.22 million current US$ | 2023 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Namibia | 941,515 current US$ | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Sudan | 869,554 current US$ | 2018 | up 13,277.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Grenada | 656,058 current US$ | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Lesotho | 622,801 current US$ | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 535,939 current US$ | 2023 | up 4,719.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Greenland | 487,974 current US$ | 2018 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Burundi | 430,943 current US$ | 2023 | up 723.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Palau | 401,590 current US$ | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Sierra Leone | 379,079 current US$ | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Dominica | 367,176 current US$ | 2023 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Liberia | 97,955 current US$ | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Comoros | 91,529 current US$ | 2023 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Cape Verde | 73,876 current US$ | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70,979 current US$ | 2023 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Bhutan | 27,754 current US$ | 2023 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Gambia | 7,739 current US$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Kiribati | 4,264 current US$ | 2021 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Seychelles | 1,082 current US$ | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Maldives | 26 current US$ | 2024 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Belize | 13 current US$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 current US$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Bahamas | 0 current US$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Macao | 0 current US$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.58 trillion current US$
- High income 2.42 trillion current US$
- Post-demographic dividend 2.21 trillion current US$
- OECD members 1.86 trillion current US$
- IDA & IBRD total 1.41 trillion current US$
- Low & middle income 1.35 trillion current US$
- Middle income 1.35 trillion current US$
- IBRD only 1.34 trillion current US$
- Upper middle income 1.30 trillion current US$
- Late-demographic dividend 1.26 trillion current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.19 trillion current US$
- Europe & Central Asia 1.17 trillion current US$
About this data
High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.