Brazil vs China: Chemicals
Chemicals over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 11.1% against 10.8% in China, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 51st and China ranks 53rd of 153 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 11.4% | 5.8% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.1% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.8% | 1.5% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chemicals, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 11.1% against 10.8% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in chemicals between Brazil and China?
- 0.3%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for chemicals?
- Brazil ranks 51st and China ranks 53rd 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).