Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 39.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Hong Kong, China, 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 Hong Kong, China stood at 39.8%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Hong Kong, China peaked at 39.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2003.
That places Hong Kong, China 31st out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.6% | — |
| 1991 | 27.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 33.4% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 34.2% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 39.5% | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 27.6% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 26.3% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 33.9% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 36.0% | 39.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 28 Norway 40.9% compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.8% compare
- 30 Romania 40.0% compare
- 32 Trinidad and Tobago 39.4% compare
- 33 United Arab Emirates 39.2% compare
- 34 Malta 39.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Hong Kong, China
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.0617 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.4813 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0729 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 3,347 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3,914 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 502.09 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0088 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 26,122 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Hong Kong, China?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Hong Kong, China was 39.8% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2003.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 31st out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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