Chile vs Uruguay: Chemicals

Chile
14.2%
in 2017
Uruguay
12.9%
in 2024
Chile rank
39th
Uruguay rank
41st

Chemicals over time

  • Chile
  • Uruguay
051015196319932024

How they compare

Chile currently reports 14.2% against 12.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Uruguay ahead.

Chile ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 41st of 153 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 5.5% 7.8% 2.3% Uruguay
1970s 7.7% 6.2% 1.5% Chile
1980s 8.5% 9.4% 1.0% Uruguay
1990s 10.8% 9.3% 1.5% Chile
2010s 7.7% 12.7% 5.0% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemicals, Chile or Uruguay?
Chile, at 14.2% against 12.9% in Uruguay as of 2017.
What is the difference in chemicals between Chile and Uruguay?
1.3%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
29 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2014.
How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for chemicals?
Chile ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 41st 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

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
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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).