China vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Chemicals

China
10.8%
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
10.4%
in 2023
China rank
53rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
56th

Chemicals over time

  • China
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
051015196319932023

How they compare

China currently reports 10.8% against 10.4% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was China ahead.

China ranks 53rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 56th of 153 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 11.4% 11.0% 0.4% China
1990s 11.6% 10.9% 0.7% China
2000s 11.1% 11.3% 0.3% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 10.8% 10.6% 0.2% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemicals, China or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
China, at 10.8% against 10.4% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in chemicals between China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.4%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
How do China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for chemicals?
China ranks 53rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 56th 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).