Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Norway

Medium and high-tech industries produced 40.6% of manufacturing value added in Norway in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 1999.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Norway, 2024 40.6% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 +10.2percentage points 2023: 30.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 43.4% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 31st of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Norway 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 Norway
2024 40.6%
2023 30.3%
2022 29.4%
2021 30.2%
2020 30.8%
2019 35.0%
2018 30.1%
2017 28.9%
2016 29.8%
2015 32.3%
2014 31.8%
2013 35.2%
2012 32.1%
2011 32.4%
2010 32.5%
2009 36.7%
2008 24.1%
2007 31.0%
2006 30.2%
2005 28.5%
2004 28.1%
2003 26.1%
2002 30.1%
2001 29.3%
2000 39.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +10.2 percentage points from 30.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 31.8%, the figure has changed by +8.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Norway has the 31st 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 Norway
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)