High-technology exports in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: High-technology exports was 27.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
High-technology exports in Late-demographic dividend, 2007–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of manufactured exports.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 27.8% for high-technology exports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-technology exports in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 27.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2008.
That places Late-demographic dividend 4th out of 46 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21.6% | — |
| 2008 | 19.0% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | +8.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-technology exports in Late-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +26.2% | 19.0% | 24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.5% | 19.0% | 24.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 21.4% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 24.0% | 27.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 1 Cayman Islands 85.5% compare
- 2 Samoa 76.7% compare
- 3 Hong Kong, China 75.6% compare
- 4 Philippines 61.0% compare
- 5 Singapore 59.4% compare
- 6 Malaysia 58.6% compare
- 7 Iceland 54.0% compare
More private sector data for Late-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.71 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-technology exports in Late-demographic dividend?
- High-technology exports in Late-demographic dividend was 27.8% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest high-technology exports recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest high-technology exports recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2008.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for high-technology exports?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is high-technology exports rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), published as part of High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports). 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 in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.