Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Afghanistan

Medium and high-tech industries produced 8.5% of manufacturing value added in Afghanistan in 2024.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Afghanistan, 2024 8.5% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 8.5%
Position in 2024 115th of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Afghanistan over time

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% of manufacturing value added. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Medium and high-tech manufacturing (% of manufacturing value added), 2000 to 2024
Period Afghanistan
2024 8.5%
2023 8.5%
2022 8.5%
2021 8.5%
2020 8.5%
2019 8.5%
2018 6.4%
2017 6.9%
2016 8.5%
2015 9.5%
2014 9.5%
2013 9.3%
2012 8.9%
2011 9.3%
2010 9.5%
2009 10.0%
2008 9.6%
2007 3.1%
2006 2.7%
2005 2.7%
2004 14.3%
2003 13.6%
2002 13.6%
2001 13.6%
2000 13.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 9.5%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Afghanistan has the 115th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NV.MNF.TECH.ZS.UN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Afghanistan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)