High-technology exports in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: High-technology exports was 1.30 trillion current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
High-technology exports in Upper middle income, 2010–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 1.30 trillion current US$ for high-technology exports in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-technology exports in Upper middle income peaked at 1.42 trillion current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 660.67 billion current US$, in 2010.
That places Upper middle income 9th out of 41 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
High-technology exports in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 660.67 billion current US$ | — |
| 2011 | 738.77 billion current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 810.29 billion current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 884.81 billion current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 894.68 billion current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 895.08 billion current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 844.90 billion current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 981.34 billion current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 1.09 trillion current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 1.08 trillion current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.13 trillion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.36 trillion current US$ | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 1.42 trillion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 1.30 trillion current US$ | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 887.74 billion current US$ | 660.67 billion current US$ | 1.09 trillion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 trillion current US$ | 1.13 trillion current US$ | 1.42 trillion current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 6 South Korea 216.20 billion current US$ compare
- 7 Malaysia 134.79 billion current US$ compare
- 8 Vietnam 132.78 billion current US$ compare
- 9 Ireland 117.64 billion current US$ compare
- 10 France 116.59 billion current US$ compare
- 11 Netherlands 103.03 billion current US$ compare
- 12 Japan 102.45 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Upper middle income
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 75.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,493 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-technology exports in Upper middle income?
- High-technology exports in Upper middle income was 1.30 trillion current US$ in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest high-technology exports recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 trillion current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest high-technology exports recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 660.67 billion current US$ in 2010.
- How does Upper middle income rank for high-technology exports?
- Upper middle income ranks 9th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is high-technology exports rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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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About this data
High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.