El Salvador vs Libya: Chemicals

El Salvador
16.1%
in 1998
Libya
16.1%
in 1980
El Salvador rank
30th
Libya rank
31st

Chemicals over time

  • El Salvador
  • Libya
510152025196319801998

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 16.1% against 16.1% in Libya, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Libya ahead.

El Salvador ranks 30th and Libya ranks 31st of 153 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 8.8% 9.8% 1.0% Libya
1970s 12.4% 10.4% 2.0% El Salvador
1980s 11.1% 16.1% 5.0% Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemicals, El Salvador or Libya?
El Salvador, at 16.1% against 16.1% in Libya as of 1998.
What is the difference in chemicals between El Salvador and Libya?
0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Libya?
17 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 1980.
How do El Salvador and Libya rank globally for chemicals?
El Salvador ranks 30th and Libya ranks 31st 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).