High-technology exports in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: High-technology exports was 2.21 trillion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
High-technology exports in Post-demographic dividend, 2007–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-technology exports in Post-demographic dividend is 2.21 trillion current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-technology exports in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 2.21 trillion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.06 trillion current US$, in 2009.
That places Post-demographic dividend 3rd out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
High-technology exports in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.25 trillion current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 1.32 trillion current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.06 trillion current US$ | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 1.24 trillion current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 1.32 trillion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.31 trillion current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.33 trillion current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.36 trillion current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.28 trillion current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.27 trillion current US$ | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.57 trillion current US$ | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 1.70 trillion current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 1.66 trillion current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.60 trillion current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.93 trillion current US$ | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 2.10 trillion current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 2.04 trillion current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 2.21 trillion current US$ | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 trillion current US$ | 1.06 trillion current US$ | 1.32 trillion current US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.40 trillion current US$ | 1.24 trillion current US$ | 1.70 trillion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 trillion current US$ | 1.60 trillion current US$ | 2.21 trillion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-technology exports in Post-demographic dividend?
- High-technology exports in Post-demographic dividend was 2.21 trillion current US$ in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest high-technology exports recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 trillion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest high-technology exports recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 trillion current US$ in 2009.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for high-technology exports?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is high-technology exports rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), published as part of High-technology exports (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.