Germany vs Japan: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added

Germany

57.9%

in 2022

Japan

54.7%

in 2022

Germany rank

6th

Japan rank

8th

Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added over time

Germany currently reports 57.9% against 54.7% in Japan, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 8th 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