Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Iceland

Medium and high-tech industries produced 15.3% of manufacturing value added in Iceland in 2024.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Iceland, 2024 15.3% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 +8.0percentage points 2023: 7.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 43.4% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 97th of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Iceland 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 Iceland
2024 15.3%
2023 7.4%
2022 6.0%
2021 5.8%
2020 11.8%
2019 17.5%
2018 12.6%
2017 2.3%
2016 11.5%
2015 11.3%
2014 14.5%
2013 14.5%
2012 14.5%
2011 14.5%
2010 16.6%
2009 16.6%
2008 16.6%
2007 16.6%
2006 16.6%
2005 14.2%
2004 17.0%
2003 14.6%
2002 12.6%
2001 11.4%
2000 13.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +8.0 percentage points from 7.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 14.5%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 97th highest value.

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 Iceland
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)