Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) was 31.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kuwait is 31.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kuwait peaked at 36.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 52nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.9% | — |
| 1991 | 5.6% | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +62.2% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +117.3% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +38.5% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +34.6% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 31.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.9%, 82% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 31.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.8%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +117.3% | 8.0% | 17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 4.9% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 7.0% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 15.3% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 10.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0284 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 916.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.517 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 668.96 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kuwait?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kuwait was 31.9% in 2024, 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Kuwait ranks 52nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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