China vs India: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added

China

41.5%

in 2022

India

41.6%

in 2022

China rank

26th

India rank

25th

Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added over time

India currently reports 41.6% against 41.5% in China, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.

Globally, China ranks 26th and India ranks 25th of 153 countries.

Indicator: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added)
Unit: % manufacturing value added
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 5,048 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing