China vs Japan: Chemicals
Chemicals over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 10.8% against 10.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was China ahead.
China ranks 53rd and Japan ranks 54th of 153 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.4% | 9.2% | 2.1% | China |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 10.0% | 1.6% | China |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 0.3% | China |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 11.3% | 0.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chemicals, China or Japan?
- China, at 10.8% against 10.8% in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in chemicals between China and Japan?
- 0.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for chemicals?
- China ranks 53rd and Japan ranks 54th 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).