Malaysia's medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added) was 44.82% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 3.2 percentage points from 41.63% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 44.82% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 43.32% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 41.63% | 2014 |
| Highest | 57.19% | 1999 |
| Lowest | 40.7% | 2010 |
| Average since 2015 | 44.03% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 42.61% | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Malaysia's medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added) did not change 0 percentage points on 2023 (from 44.82% to 44.82%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.18 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.8 percentage points in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.65 percentage points in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.14 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 48% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Malaysia had the 25th highest value of the 152 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Malaysia in the 2024 ranking
- India — 22nd of 152: 45.41%
- United Kingdom — 23rd of 152: 45.4%
- Mexico — 24th of 152: 45.04%
- United Arab Emirates — 26th of 152: 43.72%
- Philippines — 27th of 152: 43.17%
- Romania — 28th of 152: 42.98%
What this measures
The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing
Limitations: Value added by economic activity should be reported at least at 3-digit ISIC for compiling MHT values. Missing values at country level are imputed based on the methodology from Competitive Industrial Performance Report (UNIDO, 2017. Conversion to USD or difference in ISIC combinations may cause discrepancy between national and international figures. For additional information please see UNIDO (2017): http://stat.unido.org/content/publications/volume-i%252c-competitive-industrial-performance-report-2016
All 35 values
| Year | Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 44.82 |
| 2023 | 44.82 |
| 2022 | 44.34 |
| 2021 | 43.57 |
| 2020 | 44.59 |
| 2019 | 43.32 |
| 2018 | 43.57 |
| 2017 | 44.01 |
| 2016 | 44.12 |
| 2015 | 43.1 |
| 2014 |
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added) in nearby economies
- Australia — 28.59% (2024)
- Brunei Darussalam — 3.32% (2024)
- Cambodia — 0.26% (2024)
- China — 41.45% (2024)
- Fiji — 7.95% (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 40.12% (2024)
- Indonesia — 32.15% (2024)
- Japan — 58.2% (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Malaysia
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$125.63 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$120.17 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$58.41 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 250.26 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$59.37 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 231.87 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 12.37% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$291.01 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Malaysia's medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added)?
- 44.82% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 2.21 percentage points from 42.61% in 1990. The highest value was 57.19% in 1999 and the lowest 40.7% in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank?
- 25th highest of 152 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added) unusual for Malaysia?
- In 2024, Malaysia's medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added) did not change 0 percentage points on 2023 (from 44.82% to 44.82%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.18 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.MNF.TECH.ZS.UN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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