Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Australia
Australia: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 29.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Australia, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
In 2022, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Australia stood at 29.1%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Australia peaked at 29.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1992.
Australia ranks 52nd of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 21.0% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 22.0% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 26.0% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.3% | 29.1% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Australia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.55 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -521.00 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -337.19 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 177.87 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 115.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -77.35 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -50.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 97,831 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 64,120 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 2.70 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Australia?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Australia was 29.1% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Australia ranks 52nd out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing