Countries by High-Tech Exports (%)
Complete ranking of 168 countries • % • Updated 2026
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About High-Tech Export Share Rankings
Cayman Islands leads all 168 countries in High-Tech Export Share with a value of 85.52%, while Macao ranks last at 0%. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.
What High-Tech Export Share Measures
High Tech Exports % from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining High-Tech Export Share across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0% (Macao) to 85.52% (Cayman Islands) — an infinitely large difference across 168 countries.
Regional Patterns
Asian countries dominate this ranking, holding 10 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 2.65% to 17.55%. The overall spread from 0% to 85.52% reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Cayman Islands and Samoa are separated by only 12%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
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Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, covering 168 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Country Ladder
1stCayman IslandsNorth America85.52%2ndSamoaOceania76.67%3rdHong KongAsia75.57%4thPhilippinesAsia60.98%5thSingaporeAsia59.43%6thMalaysiaAsia58.63%7thIcelandEurope53.97%8thIrelandEurope53.52%9thMaltaEurope45.18%10thVietnamAsia44.26%11thKazakhstanAsia42.2%12thIsraelAsia37.23%13thSouth KoreaAsia36.26%14thBeninAfrica30.54%15thUnited KingdomEurope29.72%16thSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica29.27%17thSwitzerlandEurope29.27%18thTongaOceania28.46%19thThailandAsia28.31%20thChinaAsia26.28%21stNorwayEurope25.41%22ndAustraliaOceania25.16%23rdUnited StatesNorth America24.32%24thArmeniaEurope23.64%25thNetherlandsEurope23.47%26thFranceEurope23.14%27thCosta RicaNorth America22.86%28thMongoliaAsia22.54%29thCzechiaEurope22.4%30thAndorraEurope21.43%31stHungaryEurope20.1%32ndBarbadosNorth America19.93%33rdBelgiumEurope19.58%34thMexicoNorth America19.3%35thIndiaAsia18.57%36thAustriaEurope18.45%37thEstoniaEurope18.38%38thCyprusEurope18.03%39thGermanyEurope17.98%40thSwedenEurope17.65%41stDenmarkEurope17.62%42ndJapanAsia17.55%43rdLatviaEurope17.49%44thLithuaniaEurope17.32%45thCanadaNorth America16.78%46thAngolaAfrica16.69%47thTajikistanAsia15.21%48thGreeceEurope15.01%49thMontenegroEurope14.46%50thBermudaNorth America14.3%51stPolandEurope13.51%52ndRomaniaEurope13.45%53rdBulgariaEurope13.43%54thGuyanaNorth America13.33%55thNew ZealandOceania12.97%56thCroatiaEurope11.67%57thItalyEurope11.63%58thBrazilSouth America11.11%59thKyrgyzstanAsia10.67%60thSlovakiaEurope10.59%61stParaguaySouth America10.5%62ndSurinameNorth America10.37%63rdPapua New GuineaOceania10.25%64thEcuadorSouth America10.0%65thUruguaySouth America9.8%66thRussiaEurope9.7%67thMauritaniaAfrica9.4%68thSaint LuciaNorth America9.3%69thFinlandEurope9.3%70thSpainEurope9.3%71stColombiaNorth America9.0%72ndUnited Arab EmiratesAsia9.0%73rdBoliviaSouth America8.8%74thIndonesiaAsia8.7%75thNigerAfrica8.6%76thSloveniaEurope8.3%77thChileSouth America8.3%78thCentral African RepublicAfrica8.3%79thCubaNorth America7.9%80thTunisiaAfrica7.7%81stDominican RepublicNorth America7.7%82ndLaosAsia7.4%83rdArubaNorth America6.9%84thPortugalEurope6.8%85thGrenadaNorth America6.4%86thUkraineEurope6.4%87thNorth MacedoniaEurope6.4%88thBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope6.2%89thBelarusEurope6.0%90thKuwaitAsia5.8%91stSouth AfricaAfrica5.7%92ndEl SalvadorNorth America5.5%93rdMoroccoAfrica5.4%94thGuatemalaNorth America5.4%95thMaliAfrica5.4%96thCambodiaAsia5.3%97thCôte d'IvoireAfrica5.3%98thPeruSouth America5.2%99thMyanmarAsia5.2%100thTurkeyEurope5.1%101stLuxembourgEurope5.1%102ndOmanAsia5.0%103rdSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America4.9%104thRwandaAfrica4.8%105thHondurasNorth America3.9%106thArgentinaSouth America3.9%107thEgyptAfrica3.8%108thEthiopiaAfrica3.8%109thGeorgiaEurope3.7%110thMozambiqueAfrica3.6%111stGambiaAfrica3.3%112ndDjiboutiAfrica3.3%113rdCongoAfrica3.2%114thKenyaAfrica3.1%115thComorosAfrica3.1%116thSenegalAfrica3.0%117thTanzaniaAfrica3.0%118thFijiOceania3.0%119thMoldovaEurope2.9%120thAzerbaijanEurope2.9%121stLebanonAsia2.9%122ndDominicaNorth America2.9%123rdQatarAsia2.8%124thZimbabweAfrica2.8%125thNigeriaAfrica2.7%126thJamaicaNorth America2.6%127thPakistanAsia2.4%128thKiribatiOceania2.3%129thGhanaAfrica2.1%130thCameroonAfrica2.1%131stJordanAsia2.1%132ndFrench PolynesiaOceania1.9%133rdUgandaAfrica1.9%134thPalestineAsia1.8%135thGabonAfrica1.8%136thPanamaNorth America1.8%137thUzbekistanAsia1.7%138thBurkina FasoAfrica1.6%139thMalawiAfrica1.6%140thSri LankaAsia1.5%141stAlbaniaEurope1.5%142ndTimor-LesteAsia1.5%143rdZambiaAfrica1.5%144thBurundiAfrica1.3%145thMauritiusAfrica1.2%146thCabo VerdeAfrica1.2%147thBruneiAsia1.1%148thIranAsia0.81%149thTogoAfrica0.68%150thLiberiaAfrica0.64%151stNepalAsia0.62%152ndNicaraguaNorth America0.60%153rdSaudi ArabiaAsia0.54%154thBotswanaAfrica0.54%155thMadagascarAfrica0.48%156thBahrainAsia0.39%157thEswatiniAfrica0.29%158thTrinidad and TobagoNorth America0.22%159thCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica0.20%160thNamibiaAfrica0.12%161stSeychellesAfrica0.09%162ndLesothoAfrica0.09%163rdBhutanAsia0.01%164thMaldivesAsia0.00%165thBelizeNorth America0.00%166thAntigua and BarbudaNorth America0%167thBahamasNorth America0%168thMacaoAsia0%
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cayman Islands | 85.52% | North America | 100% |
| 2nd | Samoa | 76.67% | Oceania | 99% |
| 3rd | Hong Kong | 75.57% | Asia | 99% |
| 4th | Philippines | 60.98% | Asia | 98% |
| 5th | Singapore | 59.43% | Asia | 98% |
| 6th | Malaysia | 58.63% | Asia | 97% |
| 7th | Iceland | 53.97% | Europe | 96% |
| 8th | Ireland | 53.52% | Europe | 96% |
| 9th | Malta | 45.18% | Europe | 95% |
| 10th | Vietnam | 44.26% | Asia | 95% |
| 11th | Kazakhstan | 42.2% | Asia | 94% |
| 12th | Israel | 37.23% | Asia | 93% |
| 13th | South Korea | 36.26% | Asia | 93% |
| 14th | Benin | 30.54% | Africa | 92% |
| 15th | United Kingdom | 29.72% | Europe | 92% |
| 16th | Sao Tome and Principe | 29.27% | Africa | 91% |
| 17th | Switzerland | 29.27% | Europe | 90% |
| 18th | Tonga | 28.46% | Oceania | 90% |
| 19th | Thailand | 28.31% | Asia | 89% |
| 20th | China | 26.28% | Asia | 89% |
| 21st | Norway | 25.41% | Europe | 88% |
| 22nd | Australia | 25.16% | Oceania | 88% |
| 23rd | United States | 24.32% | North America | 87% |
| 24th | Armenia | 23.64% | Europe | 86% |
| 25th | Netherlands | 23.47% | Europe | 86% |
| 26th | France | 23.14% | Europe | 85% |
| 27th | Costa Rica | 22.86% | North America | 85% |
| 28th | Mongolia | 22.54% | Asia | 84% |
| 29th | Czechia | 22.4% | Europe | 83% |
| 30th | Andorra | 21.43% | Europe | 83% |
| 31st | Hungary | 20.1% | Europe | 82% |
| 32nd | Barbados | 19.93% | North America | 82% |
| 33rd | Belgium | 19.58% | Europe | 81% |
| 34th | Mexico | 19.3% | North America | 80% |
| 35th | India | 18.57% | Asia | 80% |
| 36th | Austria | 18.45% | Europe | 79% |
| 37th | Estonia | 18.38% | Europe | 79% |
| 38th | Cyprus | 18.03% | Europe | 78% |
| 39th | Germany | 17.98% | Europe | 77% |
| 40th | Sweden | 17.65% | Europe | 77% |
| 41st | Denmark | 17.62% | Europe | 76% |
| 42nd | Japan | 17.55% | Asia | 76% |
| 43rd | Latvia | 17.49% | Europe | 75% |
| 44th | Lithuania | 17.32% | Europe | 74% |
| 45th | Canada | 16.78% | North America | 74% |
| 46th | Angola | 16.69% | Africa | 73% |
| 47th | Tajikistan | 15.21% | Asia | 73% |
| 48th | Greece | 15.01% | Europe | 72% |
| 49th | Montenegro | 14.46% | Europe | 71% |
| 50th | Bermuda | 14.3% | North America | 71% |
| 51st | Poland | 13.51% | Europe | 70% |
| 52nd | Romania | 13.45% | Europe | 70% |
| 53rd | Bulgaria | 13.43% | Europe | 69% |
| 54th | Guyana | 13.33% | North America | 68% |
| 55th | New Zealand | 12.97% | Oceania | 68% |
| 56th | Croatia | 11.67% | Europe | 67% |
| 57th | Italy | 11.63% | Europe | 67% |
| 58th | Brazil | 11.11% | South America | 66% |
| 59th | Kyrgyzstan | 10.67% | Asia | 65% |
| 60th | Slovakia | 10.59% | Europe | 65% |
| 61st | Paraguay | 10.5% | South America | 64% |
| 62nd | Suriname | 10.37% | North America | 64% |
| 63rd | Papua New Guinea | 10.25% | Oceania | 63% |
| 64th | Ecuador | 10.0% | South America | 63% |
| 65th | Uruguay | 9.8% | South America | 62% |
| 66th | Russia | 9.7% | Europe | 61% |
| 67th | Mauritania | 9.4% | Africa | 61% |
| 68th | Saint Lucia | 9.3% | North America | 60% |
| 69th | Finland | 9.3% | Europe | 60% |
| 70th | Spain | 9.3% | Europe | 59% |
| 71st | Colombia | 9.0% | North America | 58% |
| 72nd | United Arab Emirates | 9.0% | Asia | 58% |
| 73rd | Bolivia | 8.8% | South America | 57% |
| 74th | Indonesia | 8.7% | Asia | 57% |
| 75th | Niger | 8.6% | Africa | 56% |
| 76th | Slovenia | 8.3% | Europe | 55% |
| 77th | Chile | 8.3% | South America | 55% |
| 78th | Central African Republic | 8.3% | Africa | 54% |
| 79th | Cuba | 7.9% | North America | 54% |
| 80th | Tunisia | 7.7% | Africa | 53% |
| 81st | Dominican Republic | 7.7% | North America | 52% |
| 82nd | Laos | 7.4% | Asia | 52% |
| 83rd | Aruba | 6.9% | North America | 51% |
| 84th | Portugal | 6.8% | Europe | 51% |
| 85th | Grenada | 6.4% | North America | 50% |
| 86th | Ukraine | 6.4% | Europe | 49% |
| 87th | North Macedonia | 6.4% | Europe | 49% |
| 88th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.2% | Europe | 48% |
| 89th | Belarus | 6.0% | Europe | 48% |
| 90th | Kuwait | 5.8% | Asia | 47% |
| 91st | South Africa | 5.7% | Africa | 46% |
| 92nd | El Salvador | 5.5% | North America | 46% |
| 93rd | Morocco | 5.4% | Africa | 45% |
| 94th | Guatemala | 5.4% | North America | 45% |
| 95th | Mali | 5.4% | Africa | 44% |
| 96th | Cambodia | 5.3% | Asia | 43% |
| 97th | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.3% | Africa | 43% |
| 98th | Peru | 5.2% | South America | 42% |
| 99th | Myanmar | 5.2% | Asia | 42% |
| 100th | Turkey | 5.1% | Europe | 41% |
| 101st | Luxembourg | 5.1% | Europe | 40% |
| 102nd | Oman | 5.0% | Asia | 40% |
| 103rd | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.9% | North America | 39% |
| 104th | Rwanda | 4.8% | Africa | 39% |
| 105th | Honduras | 3.9% | North America | 38% |
| 106th | Argentina | 3.9% | South America | 38% |
| 107th | Egypt | 3.8% | Africa | 37% |
| 108th | Ethiopia | 3.8% | Africa | 36% |
| 109th | Georgia | 3.7% | Europe | 36% |
| 110th | Mozambique | 3.6% | Africa | 35% |
| 111st | Gambia | 3.3% | Africa | 35% |
| 112nd | Djibouti | 3.3% | Africa | 34% |
| 113rd | Congo | 3.2% | Africa | 33% |
| 114th | Kenya | 3.1% | Africa | 33% |
| 115th | Comoros | 3.1% | Africa | 32% |
| 116th | Senegal | 3.0% | Africa | 32% |
| 117th | Tanzania | 3.0% | Africa | 31% |
| 118th | Fiji | 3.0% | Oceania | 30% |
| 119th | Moldova | 2.9% | Europe | 30% |
| 120th | Azerbaijan | 2.9% | Europe | 29% |
| 121st | Lebanon | 2.9% | Asia | 29% |
| 122nd | Dominica | 2.9% | North America | 28% |
| 123rd | Qatar | 2.8% | Asia | 27% |
| 124th | Zimbabwe | 2.8% | Africa | 27% |
| 125th | Nigeria | 2.7% | Africa | 26% |
| 126th | Jamaica | 2.6% | North America | 26% |
| 127th | Pakistan | 2.4% | Asia | 25% |
| 128th | Kiribati | 2.3% | Oceania | 24% |
| 129th | Ghana | 2.1% | Africa | 24% |
| 130th | Cameroon | 2.1% | Africa | 23% |
| 131st | Jordan | 2.1% | Asia | 23% |
| 132nd | French Polynesia | 1.9% | Oceania | 22% |
| 133rd | Uganda | 1.9% | Africa | 21% |
| 134th | Palestine | 1.8% | Asia | 21% |
| 135th | Gabon | 1.8% | Africa | 20% |
| 136th | Panama | 1.8% | North America | 20% |
| 137th | Uzbekistan | 1.7% | Asia | 19% |
| 138th | Burkina Faso | 1.6% | Africa | 18% |
| 139th | Malawi | 1.6% | Africa | 18% |
| 140th | Sri Lanka | 1.5% | Asia | 17% |
| 141st | Albania | 1.5% | Europe | 17% |
| 142nd | Timor-Leste | 1.5% | Asia | 16% |
| 143rd | Zambia | 1.5% | Africa | 15% |
| 144th | Burundi | 1.3% | Africa | 15% |
| 145th | Mauritius | 1.2% | Africa | 14% |
| 146th | Cabo Verde | 1.2% | Africa | 14% |
| 147th | Brunei | 1.1% | Asia | 13% |
| 148th | Iran | 0.81% | Asia | 13% |
| 149th | Togo | 0.68% | Africa | 12% |
| 150th | Liberia | 0.64% | Africa | 11% |
| 151st | Nepal | 0.62% | Asia | 11% |
| 152nd | Nicaragua | 0.60% | North America | 10% |
| 153rd | Saudi Arabia | 0.54% | Asia | 10% |
| 154th | Botswana | 0.54% | Africa | 9% |
| 155th | Madagascar | 0.48% | Africa | 8% |
| 156th | Bahrain | 0.39% | Asia | 8% |
| 157th | Eswatini | 0.29% | Africa | 7% |
| 158th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.22% | North America | 7% |
| 159th | Congo, Democratic Republic | 0.20% | Africa | 6% |
| 160th | Namibia | 0.12% | Africa | 5% |
| 161st | Seychelles | 0.09% | Africa | 5% |
| 162nd | Lesotho | 0.09% | Africa | 4% |
| 163rd | Bhutan | 0.01% | Asia | 4% |
| 164th | Maldives | 0.00% | Asia | 3% |
| 165th | Belize | 0.00% | North America | 2% |
| 166th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0% | North America | 2% |
| 167th | Bahamas | 0% | North America | 1% |
| 168th | Macao | 0% | Asia | 1% |