Medium and high-tech exports in Spain
Spain: Medium and high-tech exports was 52.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech exports in Spain, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Spain recorded 52.8% for medium and high-tech exports in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Spain peaked at 62.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 2022.
Spain ranks 36th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.3% | 54.5% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 56.8% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 53.9% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 52.8% | 56.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Spain?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Spain was 52.8% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Spain ranks 36th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.