Hong Kong vs South Korea: Chemicals
Chemicals over time
- Hong Kong
- South Korea
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 12.4% against 12.1% in South Korea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was South Korea ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 45th and South Korea ranks 47th of 153 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 9.5% | 7.8% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 9.0% | 7.4% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 9.7% | 7.3% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 8.5% | 3.9% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 10.3% | 0.6% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.5% | 0.4% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chemicals, Hong Kong or South Korea?
- Hong Kong, at 12.4% against 12.1% in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in chemicals between Hong Kong and South Korea?
- 0.3%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Korea?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and South Korea rank globally for chemicals?
- Hong Kong ranks 45th and South 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
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).