Egypt vs Korea: Chemicals

Egypt
12.6%
in 2022
Korea
12.1%
in 2023
Egypt rank
44th
Korea rank
47th

Chemicals over time

  • Egypt
  • Korea
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 12.6% against 12.1% in Korea, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 44th and Korea ranks 47th of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 12.0% 9.7% 2.3% Egypt
1970s 9.6% 9.7% 0.1% Korea
1980s 11.2% 9.0% 2.2% Egypt
1990s 14.4% 9.7% 4.7% Egypt
2000s 18.1% 8.5% 9.6% Egypt
2010s 12.7% 10.3% 2.4% Egypt
2020s 13.6% 11.3% 2.3% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemicals, Egypt or Korea?
Egypt, at 12.6% against 12.1% in Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in chemicals between Egypt and Korea?
0.5%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Korea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
How do Egypt and Korea rank globally for chemicals?
Egypt ranks 44th and Korea ranks 47th 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).