Japan (2024)
17.6
% of manufactured exports
+0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
18
years of data

Data

Japan High-Technology Exports (% of Manufactured Exports) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of manufactured exports YoY Change
2024 17.6 +0.5pp
2023 17.1 -1.2pp
2022 18.3 +0.3pp
2021 18 -0.6pp
2020 18.6 +1.6pp
2019 17 -0.3pp
2018 17.3 -0.3pp
2017 17.6 unchanged
2016 17.6 -0.4pp
2015 18 +0.2pp
2014 17.8 unchanged
2013 17.8 -0.4pp
2012 18.2 -0.2pp
2011 18.4 -0.7pp
2010 19.1 -1.3pp
2009 20.4 +1.6pp
2008 18.8 -1.3pp
2007 20.1 n/a

About this Dataset

Japan recorded 17.6 % of manufactured exports in 2024. The latest change was +0.5pp. Across 2007–2024 the series ranges from 17 in 2019 to 20.4 in 2009.

This page tracks high-technology exports (aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, electrical machinery) as a share of total manufactured exports in Japan from 1990 to present. High-tech export share reflects the technological sophistication and value-added of the manufacturing base.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks high-technology exports (aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, electrical machinery) as a share of total manufactured exports in Japan from 1990 to present. High-tech export share reflects the technological sophistication and value-added of the manufacturing base. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2024 (18 observations).

The series peaked at 20.4 % of manufactured exports in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 17 in 2019. The latest reading of 17.6 in 2024 represents a change of +0.5pp.