Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Mexico
Mexico: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 80.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Mexico, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Mexico is 80.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Mexico peaked at 81.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 4th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.2% | — |
| 1991 | 65.4% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 71.0% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 72.3% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 74.0% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 73.0% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 73.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 72.2% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 73.6% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 75.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 76.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 76.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 75.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 78.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 80.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 80.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.6%, 3.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.1% | 61.2% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 75.1% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 77.8% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 78.2% | 80.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 77.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Mexico?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Mexico was 80.1% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Mexico ranks 4th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.