Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Malaysia
Malaysia: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 44.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia stood at 44.6%.
The figure is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Malaysia peaked at 57.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2010.
That places Malaysia 21st out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 49.4% | 42.6% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 41.3% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 40.7% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 44.6% | 44.6% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 4.28 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.77 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -2.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 26.06 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 6.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -69.48 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -16.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 54,300 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 12,380 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1.95 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Malaysia?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Malaysia was 44.6% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Malaysia ranks 21st out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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