UNESCO SCIENCE REPORT

Electronic communications dominate high-tech exports
National high-tech exports by type, 2013 (%)
Southeast Asia and Oceania
Australia
6.8
2.4 6.7
19.9 3.3 23.4 2.1 14.8 20.5
Cambodia
0.1 0.8
0.6
0.1
90.4 7.6
0.2
Fiji
5.0
1.6
0.8
4.8 84.3 3.4
Indonesia 0.6
12.2 23.7 8.7 44.4 1.7 3.2 5.4
Kiribati
1.4
12.9
78.5 7.1
KIRIBATI
Malaysia
0.2
1.0
18.8
0.3
2.5 69.8 7.3
0.2
New Zealand 1.8 0.5
16.5 5.2 11.1 30.4 3.5 19.5 11.6
1.5 0.2
Philippines 0.2
21.2 3.7 69.4
0.2
3.6
Samoa 0.4
6.9 8.8
0.1
0.1
83.6
Singapore
2.3
0.4
1.0
12.2 3.0 73.0 6.3
1.7
Solomon Islands
92.0
0.9 3.9
2.9 0.3
Thailand
Timor-Leste
0.6
3.0
1.0
0.2
1.3
46.8 4.9 38.9 4.2
0.3
6.8 41.0 45.3 0.7 4.9
Viet Nam
1.4 17.8 0.1 79.6
0.1
0.9
Aerospace Armaments Chemical products Computer/office machines Electrical machinery
Electronic communications Non-electrical machinery Pharmaceuticals Scientific instruments
Growth in high-tech exports has been fastest in Cambodia and Viet Nam, exports have receded in
the Philippines and Fiji
US$ millions
High-tech exports (US$ millions)
2008 2013
Change (US$ millions) Change (%)
Australia 4 340.3 5 193.2 852.9 19.7
Cambodia 3.8 76.5 72.7 1 913.6
Fiji 5.0 2.7 -2.3 -45.7
Indonesia 5 851.7 6 390.3 538.6 9.2
Malaysia 43 156.7 63 778.6 20 622.0 47.8
New Zealand 624.3 759.2 134.9 21.6
Philippines 26 910.2 19 711.4 -7 198.8 -26.8
Samoa 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -40.6
Singapore 123 070.8 140 790.8 17 719.9 14.4
Thailand 33 257.9 37 286.4 4 028.5 12.1
Viet Nam 2 960.6 32 489.1 29 528.5 997.4
Total 240 181.9 306 482.5 66 300.7 27.6
Source: United Nations’ Comtrade database
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