Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 29.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 29.1%.
That represents a change of down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Saudi Arabia peaked at 42.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 1997.
Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 21.4% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 21.7% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 31.7% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 29.1% | 33.4% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3.75 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -245.86 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -65.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 263.97 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 70.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 39.99 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 10.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 130,594 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 36,070 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 4.83 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Saudi Arabia?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Saudi Arabia was 29.1% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 1997.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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