Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Iraq
Iraq: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 5.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Iraq, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 5.3% for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in 2022.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Iraq peaked at 24.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2001.
Iraq ranks 134th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 2.5% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 1.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 3.4% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Iraq
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,300 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 464.62 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 357.40 million current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 1.73 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 1.33 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 7.04 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 5,690 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 331.24 trillion current LCU (2025)
- GNI 254.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method 267.45 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Iraq?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Iraq was 5.3% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2001.
- How does Iraq rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Iraq ranks 134th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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