Croatia vs South Africa: Chemicals

Croatia
6.7%
in 2023
South Africa
7.0%
in 2019
Croatia rank
87th
South Africa rank
84th

Chemicals over time

  • Croatia
  • South Africa
2.557.51012.515196319932023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 7.0% against 6.7% in Croatia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1986 it was South Africa ahead.

Croatia ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 84th of 153 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 8.6% 11.5% 2.9% South Africa
1990s 10.8% 10.2% 0.5% Croatia
2000s 8.3% 6.6% 1.8% Croatia
2010s 8.1% 7.0% 1.1% Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemicals, Croatia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 7.0% against 6.7% in Croatia as of 2019.
What is the difference in chemicals between Croatia and South Africa?
0.3%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2019.
How do Croatia and South Africa rank globally for chemicals?
Croatia ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 84th 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
Last refreshed

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).