Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Chile
Chile: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 20.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Chile, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
Chile recorded 20.4% for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Chile peaked at 37.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2016.
That places Chile 79th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Chile, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.1% | — |
| 1991 | 15.4% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +27.0% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 29.2% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +26.9% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -60.2% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -23.6% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +90.5% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | -26.2% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +39.6% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -43.4% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +152.8% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 20.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 53% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Chile's 20.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.6%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +152.8% | 8.0% | 20.1% |
| 2008 | +90.5% | 9.9% | 18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3% | 15.1% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 9.9% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 8.0% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More economy & growth data for Chile
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.68 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 437.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 14.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 10.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 730.79 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Chile?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Chile was 20.4% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2016.
- How does Chile rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Chile ranks 79th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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