Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total was 9.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Afghanistan, 2003–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Afghanistan is 9.5%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 249.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Afghanistan peaked at 14.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2006.
That places Afghanistan 94th out of 126 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.6% | — |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -81.0% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +212.4% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 9.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.9%, 1.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 9.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.0%, 40% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +212.4% | 3.1% | 9.6% |
| 2005 | -81.0% | 14.3% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 2.7% | 14.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 9.2% | 9.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More infrastructure data for Afghanistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 181,963 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4389 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 181,963 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.601 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Afghanistan was 9.5% in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2006.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total?
- Afghanistan ranks 94th out of 126 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 249.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total value added (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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