Germany vs Japan: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added

Germany
57.9%
in 2022
Japan
54.7%
in 2022
Germany rank
6th
Japan rank
8th

Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Germany currently reports 57.9% against 54.7% in Japan, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 8th of 153 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 49.5% 49.4% 0.1% Germany
2000s 56.2% 52.9% 3.3% Germany
2010s 60.0% 55.8% 4.2% Germany
2020s 58.4% 54.7% 3.8% Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medium and high-tech manufacturing value added, Germany or Japan?
Germany, at 57.9% against 54.7% in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in medium and high-tech manufacturing value added between Germany and Japan?
3.2%, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 8th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Germany vs Japan: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added. Statizoid, drawing on Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/medium-and-high-tech-manufacturing-value-added-percent-manufacturing-value-added/germany/japan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/medium-and-high-tech-manufacturing-value-added-percent-manufacturing-value-added/germany/japan/">Germany vs Japan: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added)
Unit
% manufacturing value added
Source
Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 5,048 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed

The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing