Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Kuwait

Medium and high-tech industries produced 31.9% of manufacturing value added in Kuwait in 2024.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Kuwait, 2024 31.9% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 31.9%
Position in 2024 52nd of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Kuwait 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 Kuwait
2024 31.9%
2023 31.9%
2022 31.9%
2021 31.9%
2020 31.9%
2019 28.5%
2018 36.3%
2017 36.0%
2016 30.9%
2015 27.7%
2014 25.9%
2013 28.5%
2012 28.6%
2011 21.2%
2010 15.3%
2009 18.1%
2008 24.2%
2007 22.2%
2006 20.6%
2005 19.3%
2004 19.2%
2003 18.9%
2002 17.4%
2001 8.0%
2000 7.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 25.9%, the figure has changed by +6.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Kuwait has the 52nd 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 Kuwait
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)