Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Saudi Arabia

Medium and high-tech industries produced 27.1% of manufacturing value added in Saudi Arabia in 2024.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Saudi Arabia, 2024 27.1% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 27.1%
Median of G20 countries, 2024 41.5% Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2024 63rd of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia
2024 27.1%
2023 27.1%
2022 27.1%
2021 29.1%
2020 33.4%
2019 33.5%
2018 36.7%
2017 35.4%
2016 37.6%
2015 37.9%
2014 34.5%
2013 34.3%
2012 33.5%
2011 33.3%
2010 31.7%
2009 32.9%
2008 41.2%
2007 41.2%
2006 41.1%
2005 41.7%
2004 34.7%
2003 35.9%
2002 42.2%
2001 21.7%
2000 21.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 34.5%, the figure has changed by −7.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Saudi Arabia has the 63rd 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 Saudi Arabia
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)