High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) — all countries

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) — Middle East & North Africa

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 8.65%. Since 2011, the indicator has risen by 5.29 pp.

2023 8.65% +1.79 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 8.65%2023
Period minimum 3.18%2013

Trend over time

2011–2023 · % of manufactured exports

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) — Middle East & North Africa, 2011–202324681020112013201520172019202120232011: 3.36%2012: 3.47%2013: 3.18%2014: 4.95%2015: 4.69%2016: 3.78%2017: 3.72%2018: 4.07%2019: 4.22%2020: 7.27%2021: 7.2%2022: 6.86%2023: 8.65%
Change over the period: +5.29 pp Annual average: 0.44 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 8.65%
World 22.97%
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 8.65 +1.79 pp
2022 6.86 −0.34 pp
2021 7.2 −0.07 pp
2020 7.27 +3.05 pp
2019 4.22 +0.15 pp
2018 4.07 +0.35 pp
2017 3.72 −0.06 pp
2016 3.78 −0.91 pp
2015 4.69 −0.26 pp
2014 4.95 +1.77 pp
2013 3.18 −0.29 pp
2012 3.47 +0.11 pp
2011 3.36

About the indicator

The share of high-technology products — aerospace equipment, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, electronics — in the exports of manufactured goods. The indicator shows how far a country is plugged into the technological links of supply chains, but not the depth of local content: assembly from imported components also counts as high-technology exports.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: the share is calculated against manufactured exports, and neither the World Bank nor UNCTAD publishes such a series. Merchandise exports will not do as a weight — in commodity countries they are enormous while manufactured exports are negligible. For comparing magnitudes there is the absolute series of high-technology exports.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.