South Africa – High-tech Exports 2021
5.55%
−0.07% from 2020
South Africa's high-tech exports was 5.55% in 2021, decreased +0.07% from 5.62% in 2020. This was the 85th highest in the G20.
G20 Ranking – 2021▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 70.55% | 1.3% |
| 2nd | Cuba | 70.09% | 613.1% |
| 3rd | Cayman Islands | 67.77% | -2.6% |
| 4th | Philippines | 64.23% | -4.2% |
| 5th | Singapore | 54.97% | -0.5% |
| 6th | Malaysia | 51.68% | -4.0% |
| 7th | Viet Nam | 41.54% | -0.5% |
| 8th | Papua New Guinea | 40.05% | -10.6% |
| 9th | Korea | 36.01% | 1.2% |
| 10th | Iceland | 33.49% | 19.8% |
| 11th | Niger | 32.37% | 164.4% |
| 12th | Malta | 30.74% | -13.0% |
| 13th | China | 30.22% | -3.4% |
| 14th | Israel | 29.60% | 5.0% |
| 15th | Ireland | 28.48% | 10.0% |
| 16th | Kazakhstan | 27.34% | -19.8% |
| 17th | Thailand | 24.66% | -10.8% |
| 18th | Andorra | 24.38% | 5.8% |
| 19th | United Kingdom | 23.87% | 3.7% |
| 20th | French Polynesia | 23.28% | 126.2% |
| 21st | Australia | 22.39% | 4.3% |
| 22nd | Mongolia | 22.02% | 642.4% |
| 23rd | Netherlands | 22.00% | -5.0% |
| 24th | France | 21.92% | -5.6% |
| 25th | Belgium | 21.38% | 40.1% |
| 26th | Estonia | 20.63% | 0.0% |
| 27th | Norway | 20.59% | -6.7% |
| 28th | Czechia | 20.36% | -9.9% |
| 29th | United States | 19.90% | 2.1% |
| 30th | Mexico | 19.81% | -7.9% |
| 31st | Japan | 18.00% | -3.4% |
| 32nd | Barbados | 17.16% | -15.5% |
| 33rd | Latvia | 16.98% | -15.2% |
| 34th | Costa Rica | 16.97% | 8.2% |
| 35th | Hungary | 16.40% | -6.1% |
| 36th | Canada | 16.34% | -2.5% |
| 37th | European Union | 16.34% | 0.3% |
| 38th | Kyrgyz Republic | 16.30% | 86.3% |
| 39th | Angola | 16.13% | -31.1% |
| 40th | Cyprus | 15.97% | 30.4% |
| 41st | Germany | 15.39% | -0.8% |
| 42nd | Switzerland | 14.24% | 10.8% |
| 43rd | Sweden | 13.93% | -7.9% |
| 44th | Denmark | 13.92% | 5.2% |
| 45th | Mali | 13.89% | 529.6% |
| 46th | Chile | 12.44% | -22.1% |
| 47th | Greece | 12.28% | -7.3% |
| 48th | Lithuania | 11.51% | -4.2% |
| 49th | Romania | 11.49% | -3.8% |
| 50th | Austria | 11.02% | -10.2% |
| 51st | Bulgaria | 10.92% | -3.4% |
| 52nd | Finland | 10.29% | 3.1% |
| 53rd | India | 10.21% | -7.4% |
| 54th | New Zealand | 9.76% | 1.6% |
| 55th | Russian Federation | 9.73% | 5.8% |
| 56th | Croatia | 9.61% | -0.8% |
| 57th | Poland | 9.45% | -4.3% |
| 58th | Montenegro | 9.44% | 24.1% |
| 59th | Spain | 9.39% | 20.9% |
| 60th | Brazil | 9.00% | -20.7% |
| 61st | Slovak Republic | 9.00% | -10.0% |
| 62nd | United Arab Emirates | 8.96% | 66.6% |
| 63rd | Uruguay | 8.60% | -12.2% |
| 64th | Dominican Republic | 8.48% | -2.8% |
| 65th | Colombia | 8.21% | -17.2% |
| 66th | São Tomé and Principe | 8.18% | -19.6% |
| 67th | Bermuda | 8.07% | 47.3% |
| 68th | Liberia | 7.93% | 52,662.3% |
| 69th | Italy | 7.77% | -9.5% |
| 70th | Central African Republic | 7.67% | 1,043.2% |
| 71st | Paraguay | 7.42% | 44.1% |
| 72nd | Lao PDR | 7.29% | -68.5% |
| 73rd | Indonesia | 7.20% | -14.5% |
| 74th | El Salvador | 7.18% | 12.6% |
| 75th | Tunisia | 7.17% | -6.3% |
| 76th | Oman | 6.61% | -22.2% |
| 77th | Congo, Republic of | 6.54% | 43.7% |
| 78th | Nigeria | 6.49% | -6.6% |
| 79th | Portugal | 6.25% | -12.1% |
| 80th | Slovenia | 6.21% | -20.4% |
| 81st | Luxembourg | 6.08% | 8.1% |
| 82nd | Malawi | 6.07% | 117.1% |
| 83rd | Belarus | 6.02% | 18.0% |
| 84th | Armenia | 5.96% | -16.6% |
| 85th | South Africa | 5.55% | -1.3% |
| 86th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.32% | 15.2% |
| 87th | Guatemala | 5.17% | -14.6% |
| 88th | Rwanda | 5.10% | -32.5% |
| 89th | Mauritania | 5.08% | 147.8% |
| 90th | Myanmar | 5.07% | 59.8% |
| 91st | Ecuador | 4.84% | 13.1% |
| 92nd | Aruba | 4.82% | -28.7% |
| 93rd | Suriname | 4.63% | 84.5% |
| 94th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.55% | 5.2% |
| 95th | Ukraine | 4.51% | -22.9% |
| 96th | Peru | 4.46% | -6.9% |
| 97th | Argentina | 4.42% | -35.9% |
| 98th | Morocco | 4.30% | -2.0% |
| 99th | North Macedonia | 4.03% | -3.5% |
| 100th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.86% | -24.4% |
| 101st | Seychelles | 3.34% | 1.8% |
| 102nd | Dominica | 3.31% | 95.1% |
| 103rd | Türkiye | 3.28% | 4.2% |
| 104th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 3.17% | 24.1% |
| 105th | Kenya | 3.13% | -38.8% |
| 106th | Cambodia | 2.98% | 30.6% |
| 107th | Benin | 2.70% | 46.4% |
| 108th | Djibouti | 2.63% | 184.6% |
| 109th | Jamaica | 2.47% | 5.2% |
| 110th | Uganda | 2.35% | 11.7% |
| 111th | Kiribati | 2.30% | -70.1% |
| 112th | Burkina Faso | 2.26% | -33.7% |
| 113th | Moldova | 2.24% | -0.1% |
| 114th | Lebanon | 2.15% | -58.1% |
| 115th | Cameroon | 2.15% | -30.2% |
| 116th | Azerbaijan | 2.10% | -70.3% |
| 117th | Cabo Verde | 2.04% | 168.1% |
| 118th | Maldives | 2.01% | 16.1% |
| 119th | Fiji | 1.91% | -82.4% |
| 120th | Senegal | 1.88% | 152.5% |
| 121st | Qatar | 1.72% | -75.8% |
| 122nd | Jordan | 1.71% | 11.0% |
| 123rd | Tonga | 1.69% | -54.7% |
| 124th | Tanzania | 1.68% | -37.4% |
| 125th | Georgia | 1.60% | -24.6% |
| 126th | West Bank and Gaza | 1.60% | -5.7% |
| 127th | Mozambique | 1.60% | 89.4% |
| 128th | Pakistan | 1.49% | -21.2% |
| 129th | Gabon | 1.48% | -37.9% |
| 130th | Honduras | 1.45% | -64.4% |
| 131st | Brunei Darussalam | 1.36% | 1.6% |
| 132nd | Nepal | 1.25% | -49.0% |
| 133rd | Grenada | 1.24% | -58.3% |
| 134th | Nicaragua | 1.22% | 126.4% |
| 135th | Kuwait | 1.19% | -11.7% |
| 136th | Samoa | 1.08% | -52.8% |
| 137th | Zimbabwe | 1.05% | -55.8% |
| 138th | Sri Lanka | 1.05% | -16.8% |
| 139th | Zambia | 0.95% | -30.0% |
| 140th | Ghana | 0.73% | -36.5% |
| 141st | Bahrain | 0.59% | -93.4% |
| 142nd | Albania | 0.42% | 46.8% |
| 143rd | Tajikistan | 0.41% | -84.3% |
| 144th | Madagascar | 0.41% | -24.7% |
| 145th | Mauritius | 0.39% | -83.2% |
| 146th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.38% | -49.0% |
| 147th | Botswana | 0.33% | -18.5% |
| 148th | Togo | 0.33% | 37.1% |
| 149th | Eswatini | 0.33% | -4.9% |
| 150th | Uzbekistan | 0.31% | -76.4% |
| 151st | Saudi Arabia | 0.31% | -49.5% |
| 152nd | Bahamas, The | 0.26% | -91.4% |
| 153rd | Panama | 0.26% | -65.0% |
| 154th | Burundi | 0.25% | 107.5% |
| 155th | Guyana | 0.22% | -91.5% |
| 156th | Comoros | 0.21% | -64.0% |
| 157th | Belize | 0.19% | -79.6% |
| 158th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.10% | -41.5% |
| 159th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 0.08% | -84.6% |
| 160th | Lesotho | 0.07% | 105.4% |
| 161st | Namibia | 0.07% | 186.2% |
| 162nd | Timor-Leste | 0.03% | 271.8% |
| 163rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.00% | – |
| 164th | Gambia, The | 0.00% | -99.9% |
| 165th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.00% | – |
| 166th | Macao SAR, China | 0.00% | – |
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