| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 1835.04 | 2020 | 1 | 1832.83 |
| 2 | Morocco | 857.15 | 2020 | 2 | 1017.58 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 840.51 | 2019 | 3 | 828.93 |
| 4 | Egypt | 343.56 | 2020 | 4 | 323.85 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 190.33 | 2020 | 5 | 85.42 |
| 6 ↑ | Tanzania | 186.26 | 2018 | 19 | 16.95 |
| 7 | Ivory Coast | 141.81 | 2019 | 7 | 78.79 |
| 8 ↓ | Kenya | 85.95 | 2020 | 6 | 82.48 |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 43.19 | 2020 | 9 | 44.07 |
| 10 ↑ | Republic of the Congo | 37.91 | 2020 | 14 | 29.72 |
| 11 ↑ | Mauritius | 20.09 | 2020 | 16 | 24.3 |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 17.45 | 2020 | 12 | 32.09 |
| 13 | Cameroon | 16.43 | 2018 | 13 | 30.2 |
| 14 ↑ | Botswana | 16.24 | 2020 | 18 | 19.4 |
| 15 ↑ | Uganda | 11.77 | 2020 | 20 | 15.78 |
| 16 ↑ | Mali | 11.05 | 2019 | 21 | 10.4 |
| 17 | Zambia | 10.7 | 2020 | 17 | 22.48 |
| 18 ↓ | Ghana | 9.93 | 2019 | 8 | 50.01 |
| 19 ↑ | Algeria | 9.03 | 2017 | 23 | 4.84 |
| 20 ↑ | Niger | 8.78 | 2020 | 32 | 1.84 |
| 21 ↓ | Zimbabwe | 8.28 | 2020 | 15 | 27.78 |
| 22 ↓ | Central African Republic | 8.17 | 2018 | 10 | 35.46 |
| 23 ↓ | Senegal | 7.56 | 2020 | 22 | 9.41 |
| 24 ↑ | Rwanda | 6.82 | 2019 | 27 | 3.49 |
| 25 ↑ | Madagascar | 4.74 | 2020 | 28 | 2.68 |
| 26 ↓ | Burkina Faso | 4.12 | 2020 | 11 | 34.86 |
| 27 ↑ | Namibia | 3.76 | 2020 | 29 | 2.51 |
| 28 ↓ | Swaziland | 3.74 | 2020 | 26 | 3.57 |
| 29 ↓ | Mozambique | 2.25 | 2020 | 25 | 4.33 |
| 30 ↑ | Benin | 2.05 | 2020 | 35 | 1.2 |
| 31 ↓ | Malawi | 1.34 | 2020 | 24 | 4.44 |
| 32 ↑ | Djibouti | 1.33 | 2009 | 40 | |
| 33 ↑ | Mauritania | 1.28 | 2020 | 40 | 0 |
| 34 ↓ | Lesotho | 0.96 | 2020 | 33 | 1.5 |
| 35 ↑ | Togo | 0.91 | 2020 | 39 | 0.2 |
| 36 ↑ | Sudan | 0.87 | 2018 | 37 | 0.55 |
| 37 ↓ | Guinea | 0.8 | 2016 | 30 | 2.46 |
| 38 ↓ | Seychelles | 0.6 | 2020 | 31 | 1.95 |
| 39 ↑ | Sierra Leone | 0.38 | 2018 | 40 | 0 |
| 40 ↓ | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.19 | 2019 | 34 | 1.33 |
| 41 ↓ | Cape Verde | 0.06 | 2020 | 40 | 0 |
| 42 ↓ | Burundi | 0.04 | 2020 | 38 | 0.22 |
| 42 ↓ | Comoros | 0.04 | 2020 | 36 | 0.83 |
| 44 ↓ | Gambia | 0 | 2020 | 40 | 0 |
High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
