Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in South Africa
South Africa: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 24.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in South Africa, 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 South Africa is 24.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in South Africa peaked at 31.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2008.
South Africa ranks 70th of 153 countries on this measure, 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.8% | — |
| 1991 | 30.1% | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 28.7% | +19.4% |
| 1994 | 30.2% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 31.8% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 30.2% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 30.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 29.4% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | -22.4% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 22.8% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 21.2% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 23.0% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6307 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 4,161 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 74,434 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5809 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in South Africa?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in South Africa was 24.4% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2008.
- How does South Africa rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- South Africa ranks 70th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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