Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 8.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Afghanistan, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
In 2022, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Afghanistan stood at 8.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Afghanistan peaked at 14.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2006.
That places Afghanistan 119th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 2.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 116 Central African Republic 9.2% compare
- 117 Sri Lanka 9.0% compare
- 118 Fiji 8.5% compare
- 120 Macao 8.0% compare
- 121 Saint Lucia 7.8% compare
- 122 Bangladesh 7.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- DEC alternative conversion factor 67.53 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 417.86 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 5.89 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 76.03 billion current LCU (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.07 billion current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 5.41 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 76.25 million current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 29,716 current LCU (2024)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 390 current US$ (2024)
- GNI 1.27 trillion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Afghanistan?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Afghanistan was 8.5% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2006.
- How does Afghanistan rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Afghanistan ranks 119th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing