Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 9.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Sri Lanka, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 9.0% for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in 2022.
That represents a change of up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Sri Lanka peaked at 19.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2012.
That places Sri Lanka 117th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.2% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 7.3% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.5% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 114 Zambia 9.7% compare
- 115 Zimbabwe 9.6% compare
- 116 Central African Republic 9.2% compare
- 118 Fiji 8.5% compare
- 119 Afghanistan 8.5% compare
- 120 Macau (China) 8.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 22.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 46.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1157 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 578.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 45.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 34.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 174,118 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0023 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Sri Lanka?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Sri Lanka was 9.0% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Sri Lanka ranks 117th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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