Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Netherlands

Medium and high-tech industries produced 54.2% of manufacturing value added in Netherlands in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Netherlands, 2024 54.2% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 +2.3percentage points 2023: 51.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 41.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 11th of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Netherlands 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 Netherlands
2024 54.2%
2023 51.9%
2022 49.9%
2021 51.7%
2020 51.4%
2019 50.2%
2018 50.5%
2017 48.6%
2016 47.4%
2015 47.3%
2014 46.8%
2013 45.8%
2012 47.4%
2011 47.0%
2010 45.6%
2009 42.2%
2008 40.1%
2007 38.8%
2006 39.7%
2005 42.4%
2004 40.3%
2003 38.2%
2002 37.7%
2001 35.6%
2000 39.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.3 percentage points from 51.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 46.8%, the figure has changed by +7.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 11th 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 Netherlands
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)