Which has higher chemicals, Chile or Paraguay?

Paraguay, at 14.6% against 14.2% in Chile as of 2014.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Paraguay?

21 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.

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.

Chile vs Paraguay: Chemicals

Chile

14.2%

in 2017

Paraguay

14.6%

in 2014

Chile rank

39th

Paraguay rank

38th

Chemicals over time

Chile
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 14.6% against 14.2% in Chile, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 39th and Paraguay ranks 38th of 153 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7.7%	5.1%	2.6%	Chile
1970s	7.7%	3.9%	3.8%	Chile
1980s	8.2%	2.3%	5.9%	Chile
2010s	7.7%	14.6%	6.9%	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemicals, Chile or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 14.6% against 14.2% in Chile as of 2014.
What is the difference in chemicals between Chile and Paraguay?: 0.4%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Paraguay?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.
How do Chile and Paraguay rank globally for chemicals?: Chile ranks 39th and Paraguay ranks 38th 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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Indicator: Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit: % of value added in manufacturing
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 5,452 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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).