High-technology exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: High-technology exports was 8.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
High-technology exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2011–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2023, high-technology exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 8.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.1% on the previous year and up 172.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-technology exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 8.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2013.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
High-technology exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.4% | — |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +55.8% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +72.4% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +26.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-technology exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +72.4% | 4.2% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 47.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.70 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.79 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-technology exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- High-technology exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 8.6% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest high-technology exports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest high-technology exports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2013.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for high-technology exports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is high-technology exports rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), published as part of High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.