Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

SDG 9 Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Investment in infrastructure and innovation are crucial drivers of economic growth and development. With over half the world population now living in cities, mass transport and renewable energy are becoming ever more important, as are the growth of new industries and information and communication technologies.
Manufacturing in GDP

Target


9.2 By 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product


9.2.1 Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP

Arab Region
2024
11.4
٪ of GDP was manufacturing value added
0.74 % since 2000
Europe
2024
14.1
٪ of GDP was manufacturing value added
-0.01 % since 2000
World
2024
16.5
٪ of GDP was manufacturing value added
0.47 % since 2000
Manufacturing per capita

Target


9.2 By 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product


9.2.1 Manufacturing value added per capita

Arab Region
2024
691.0
USD $ of manufacturing value added per capita
2 % since 2000
Europe
2024
4180.3
USD $ of manufacturing value added per capita
1 % since 2000
World
2024
1934.5
USD $ of manufacturing value added per capita
2 % since 2000
Manufacturing Employment

Target


9.2 By 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product


9.2.2 Manufacturing employment as proportion of total employment

Arab Region
2023
9.4
٪ of total employment was manufacturing employment
-0.61 % since 2000
Europe
2023
14.5
٪ of total employment was manufacturing employment
-1 % since 2000
World
2023
14.1
٪ of total employment was manufacturing employment
-0.11 % since 2000
Small-Scale Industries With A Loan

Target


9.3 Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets


9.3.2 Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit

Arab Region
2025
14.3
٪ of total small-scale industries had a loan
N/A
Europe
2025
41.3
٪ of total small-scale industries had a loan
N/A
World
2025
31.3
٪ of total small-scale industries had a loan
N/A
Manufacturing CO2 Emissions

Target


9.4 By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes


9.4.1 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per unit of manufacturing value added

Arab Region
2022
0.92
KG/USD$ unit of manufacturing value added was emitted CO2
-1 % since 2000
Europe
2022
0.202
KG/USD$ unit of manufacturing value added was emitted CO2
-3 % since 2000
World
2022
0.395
KG/USD$ unit of manufacturing value added was emitted CO2
-1 % since 2000
R&D Expenditure

Target


9.5 By 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending


9.5.1 Research and development (R&D) expenditure as a proportion of GDP

Arab Region
2022
0.67
٪ of GDP was spent on R&D
2 % since 2000
Europe
2022
2.0
٪ of GDP was spent on R&D
0.59 % since 2000
World
2022
2.0
٪ of GDP was spent on R&D
1 % since 2000
Researchers

Target


9.5 By 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending


9.5.2 Full time researchers per million inhabitants

Arab Region
2022
642.1
full time researchers per million inhabitants
2 % since 2000
Europe
2022
3935.1
full time researchers per million inhabitants
2 % since 2000
World
2022
1419.8
full time researchers per million inhabitants
2 % since 2000
Tech-Industry

Target


9.b Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries


9.b.1 Proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added

Arab Region
2022
28.6
٪ of total value added was medium and high-tech industry
0.20 % since 2000
Europe
2022
46.6
٪ of total value added was medium and high-tech industry
0.31 % since 2000
World
2022
44.5
٪ of total value added was medium and high-tech industry
-0.13 % since 2000
Mobile Network

Target


9.c Provide universal and affordable access to the Internet by 2020


9.c.1 Proportion of population covered by mobile network

Arab Region
2024
94.9
٪ of population were covered by mobile network
99.6
87.9
2 % since 2015
Europe
2024
99.1
٪ of population were covered by mobile network
100
97.6
0.98 % since 2015
World
2024
95.6
٪ of population were covered by mobile network
99.9
89.8
2 % since 2015