Countries by High-Tech Exports (%)
Complete ranking of 168 countries • % • Updated 2026
About High Tech Exports % Rankings
Cayman Islands leads all 168 countries in High Tech Exports % with a value of 85.523, while Macao ranks last at 0. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.
What High Tech Exports % Measures
High Tech Exports % is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by the World Bank. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison, enabling researchers and policymakers to benchmark national performance on this dimension against global peers.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining High Tech Exports % 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 85.523 (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 17.555. The overall spread from 0 to 85.523 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
Highest Ranked
The top five countries for High Tech Exports % are Cayman Islands (85.523), Samoa (76.67), Hong Kong (75.571), Philippines (60.975), and Singapore (59.43). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Lowest Ranked
At the other end of the spectrum, Macao (0), Bahamas (0), Antigua and Barbuda (0), Belize (0.00), and Maldives (0.00) have the lowest values globally.
Data Source & Methodology
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank, 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
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Cayman Islands | 85.5% | North America | 100% |
| 2nd |  Samoa | 76.7% | Oceania | 99% |
| 3rd |  Hong Kong | 75.6% | Asia | 99% |
| 4th |  Philippines | 61.0% | Asia | 98% |
| 5th |  Singapore | 59.4% | Asia | 98% |
| 6th |  Malaysia | 58.6% | Asia | 97% |
| 7th |  Iceland | 54.0% | Europe | 96% |
| 8th |  Ireland | 53.5% | Europe | 96% |
| 9th |  Malta | 45.2% | Europe | 95% |
| 10th |  Vietnam | 44.3% | Asia | 95% |
| 11th |  Kazakhstan | 42.2% | Asia | 94% |
| 12th |  Israel | 37.2% | Asia | 93% |
| 13th |  South Korea | 36.3% | Asia | 93% |
| 14th |  Benin | 30.5% | Africa | 92% |
| 15th |  United Kingdom | 29.7% | Europe | 92% |
| 16th |  Sao Tome and Principe | 29.3% | Africa | 91% |
| 17th |  Switzerland | 29.3% | Europe | 90% |
| 18th |  Tonga | 28.5% | Oceania | 90% |
| 19th |  Thailand | 28.3% | Asia | 89% |
| 20th |  China | 26.3% | Asia | 89% |
| 21st |  Norway | 25.4% | Europe | 88% |
| 22nd |  Australia | 25.2% | Oceania | 88% |
| 23rd |  United States | 24.3% | North America | 87% |
| 24th |  Armenia | 23.6% | Europe | 86% |
| 25th |  Netherlands | 23.5% | Europe | 86% |
| 26th |  France | 23.1% | Europe | 85% |
| 27th |  Costa Rica | 22.9% | North America | 85% |
| 28th |  Mongolia | 22.5% | Asia | 84% |
| 29th |  Czechia | 22.4% | Europe | 83% |
| 30th |  Andorra | 21.4% | Europe | 83% |
| 31st |  Hungary | 20.1% | Europe | 82% |
| 32nd |  Barbados | 19.9% | North America | 82% |
| 33rd |  Belgium | 19.6% | Europe | 81% |
| 34th |  Mexico | 19.3% | North America | 80% |
| 35th |  India | 18.6% | Asia | 80% |
| 36th |  Austria | 18.5% | Europe | 79% |
| 37th |  Estonia | 18.4% | Europe | 79% |
| 38th |  Cyprus | 18.0% | Europe | 78% |
| 39th |  Germany | 18.0% | Europe | 77% |
| 40th |  Sweden | 17.7% | Europe | 77% |
| 41st |  Denmark | 17.6% | Europe | 76% |
| 42nd |  Japan | 17.6% | Asia | 76% |
| 43rd |  Latvia | 17.5% | Europe | 75% |
| 44th |  Lithuania | 17.3% | Europe | 74% |
| 45th |  Canada | 16.8% | North America | 74% |
| 46th |  Angola | 16.7% | Africa | 73% |
| 47th |  Tajikistan | 15.2% | Asia | 73% |
| 48th |  Greece | 15.0% | Europe | 72% |
| 49th |  Montenegro | 14.5% | Europe | 71% |
| 50th |  Bermuda | 14.3% | North America | 71% |
| 51st |  Poland | 13.5% | Europe | 70% |
| 52nd |  Romania | 13.4% | Europe | 70% |
| 53rd |  Bulgaria | 13.4% | Europe | 69% |
| 54th |  Guyana | 13.3% | North America | 68% |
| 55th |  New Zealand | 13.0% | Oceania | 68% |
| 56th |  Croatia | 11.7% | Europe | 67% |
| 57th |  Italy | 11.6% | Europe | 67% |
| 58th |  Brazil | 11.1% | South America | 66% |
| 59th |  Kyrgyzstan | 10.7% | Asia | 65% |
| 60th |  Slovakia | 10.6% | Europe | 65% |
| 61st |  Paraguay | 10.5% | South America | 64% |
| 62nd |  Suriname | 10.4% | North America | 64% |
| 63rd |  Papua New Guinea | 10.2% | 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 | 0.8% | Asia | 13% |
| 149th |  Togo | 0.7% | Africa | 12% |
| 150th |  Liberia | 0.6% | Africa | 11% |
| 151st |  Nepal | 0.6% | Asia | 11% |
| 152nd |  Nicaragua | 0.6% | North America | 10% |
| 153rd |  Saudi Arabia | 0.5% | Asia | 10% |
| 154th |  Botswana | 0.5% | Africa | 9% |
| 155th |  Madagascar | 0.5% | Africa | 8% |
| 156th |  Bahrain | 0.4% | Asia | 8% |
| 157th |  Eswatini | 0.3% | Africa | 7% |
| 158th |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | North America | 7% |
| 159th |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 0.2% | Africa | 6% |
| 160th |  Namibia | 0.1% | Africa | 5% |
| 161st |  Seychelles | 0.1% | Africa | 5% |
| 162nd |  Lesotho | 0.1% | Africa | 4% |
| 163rd |  Bhutan | 0.0% | Asia | 4% |
| 164th |  Maldives | 0.0% | Asia | 3% |
| 165th |  Belize | 0.0% | North America | 2% |
| 166th |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% | North America | 2% |
| 167th |  Bahamas | 0.0% | North America | 1% |
| 168th |  Macao | 0.0% | Asia | 1% |