Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in United States of America
United States of America: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 44.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 44.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in United States of America peaked at 50.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2021.
United States of America ranks 22nd of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.7% | — |
| 1991 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 48.5% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 48.9% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 49.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.8% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.5% | 48.5% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 45.7% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 45.2% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 43.3% | 45.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in United States of America?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in United States of America was 44.1% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2021.
- How does United States of America rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- United States of America ranks 22nd out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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