{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sa-high-tech-exports-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-high-tech-exports-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-high-tech-exports-share/","title":"Saudi Arabia High-Technology Exports (% of Manufactured Exports) (2024)","description":"Saudi Arabia's High-Technology Exports (% of Manufactured Exports): 0.5 % of manufactured exports in 2024, -0.1pp YoY.","domain":"trade","category":"Trade & Flows","keywords":["Trade & Investment","World Bank","Saudi Arabia","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Saudi Arabia","temporal_coverage":"2007/2024","unit":"% of manufactured exports","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Saudi Arabia High-Technology Exports (% of Manufactured Exports)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS?locations=SA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2007–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Saudi Arabia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Saudi Arabia (2024)","value":"0.5","unit":"% of manufactured exports","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Saudi Arabia High-Technology Exports (% of Manufactured Exports)"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":0.668487926408037},{"period":"2008","value":0.778048775213907},{"period":"2009","value":1.09895556828408},{"period":"2010","value":0.750807775284491},{"period":"2011","value":0.590662977317962},{"period":"2012","value":0.661180453006294},{"period":"2013","value":0.712767946904906},{"period":"2014","value":0.590932385012284},{"period":"2015","value":0.787374421693095},{"period":"2016","value":1.30537351092227},{"period":"2017","value":0.734713774616693},{"period":"2018","value":0.544773695868422},{"period":"2019","value":0.644531120548462},{"period":"2020","value":0.605067588286761},{"period":"2021","value":0.305715240109385},{"period":"2022","value":0.29527343068195},{"period":"2023","value":0.590629141767828},{"period":"2024","value":0.544002126713625}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of manufactured exports"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"0.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"0.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"0.3","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2019","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"0.5","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks high-technology exports (aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, electrical machinery) as a share of total manufactured exports in Saudi Arabia from 1990 to present. High-tech export share reflects the technological sophistication and value-added of the manufacturing base. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2024 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1.3 % of manufactured exports in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.3 in 2022. The latest reading of 0.5 in 2024 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}