High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Kuwait | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | |
| Oman | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 5.0 | ||
| Qatar | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3.8 | 3.6 | 10.2 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.6 |