Medium and high-tech exports in Singapore
Singapore: Medium and high-tech exports was 73.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Medium and high-tech exports in Singapore, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 73.5% for medium and high-tech exports in 2022.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Singapore peaked at 80.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2006.
That places Singapore 6th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Medium and high-tech exports in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.2% | — |
| 1991 | 62.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 67.4% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 70.5% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 75.5% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 78.6% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 78.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 78.9% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 80.3% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 78.9% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 78.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.2% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 71.7% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 69.9% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.1% | 62.2% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.3% | 62.1% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 64.1% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 73.5% | 77.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More private sector data for Singapore
- Merchandise trade 177.6% (2025)
- Food imports 3.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 505.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 566.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 92,760 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Singapore?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Singapore was 73.5% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2006.
- How does Singapore rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Singapore ranks 6th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore 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.