Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in United States
United States: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 44.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in United States, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in United States is 44.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in United States peaked at 50.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2021.
United States ranks 22nd of 153 countries on this measure, 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 | 49.5% | 48.5% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 45.7% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 45.2% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 43.3% | 45.1% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for United States
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -273.12 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -273.12 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 829.22 billion current LCU (2021)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 829.22 billion current US$ (2021)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -8.27 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -8.27 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 89,488 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 88,810 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 30.59 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in United States?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in United States was 44.1% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2021.
- How does United States rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- United States ranks 22nd out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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