Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) in Spain
Spain: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) was 38.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
In 2024, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Spain stood at 38.9%.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Spain peaked at 39.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2005.
That places Spain 36th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.9% | — |
| 1991 | 36.2% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 36.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 34.7% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 34.4% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 35.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 34.7% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 34.2% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 38.9% | +3.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 38.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.9%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Spain's 38.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.8%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.0% | 33.8% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 29.7% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 34.7% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 34.8% | 39.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Spain?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Spain was 38.9% in 2024, 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2005.
- How does Spain rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Spain ranks 36th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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