Hong Kong vs South Korea: Chemicals

Hong Kong
12.4%
in 2023
South Korea
12.1%
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
45th
South Korea rank
47th

Chemicals over time

  • Hong Kong
  • South Korea
2.557.51012.5196319932023

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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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).