Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Japan
Japan: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 54.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Japan, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
Japan recorded 54.7% for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Japan peaked at 57.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 1994.
That places Japan 8th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 47.2% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 50.1% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 53.7% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 54.7% | 54.7% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Japan
- DEC alternative conversion factor 149.66 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.25 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -28.09 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.66 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 24.19 billion current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 38.60 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 255.03 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 5.72 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 38,340 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 705.66 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Japan?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Japan was 54.7% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 1994.
- How does Japan rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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