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.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.6% | — |
| 1991 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 21.4% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +95.0% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -0.0% |
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
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 22.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0551 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 1,904 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2067 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 7,140 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1947 (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