Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 9.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Sri Lanka, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 9.0% for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in 2022.
That represents a change of up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Sri Lanka peaked at 19.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2012.
That places Sri Lanka 117th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom 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 | 10.1% | 8.2% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 7.3% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.5% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- DEC alternative conversion factor 300.95 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.39 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.79 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 12.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -608.65 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.48 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 4,670 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 32.14 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Sri Lanka?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Sri Lanka was 9.0% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Sri Lanka ranks 117th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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