Belgium vs Puerto Rico: Chemicals
Chemicals over time
- Belgium
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 33.3% against 29.2% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Belgium ranks 7th and Puerto Rico ranks 9th of 153 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 43.1% | 28.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 53.3% | 37.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 61.3% | 40.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 39.1% | 7.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 31.8% | 2.2% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chemicals, Belgium or Puerto Rico?
- Belgium, at 33.3% against 29.2% in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in chemicals between Belgium and Puerto Rico?
- 4.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Puerto Rico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Puerto Rico rank globally for chemicals?
- Belgium ranks 7th and Puerto Rico ranks 9th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing of chemicals and chemical products includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) division 24. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).