Which has higher chemicals, Israel or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 25.7% against 22.4% in Israel as of 1996.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Nigeria?

28 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 1996.

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.

Israel vs Nigeria: Chemicals

Israel

22.4%

in 2010

Nigeria

25.7%

in 1996

Israel rank

15th

Nigeria rank

12th

Chemicals over time

Israel
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 25.7% against 22.4% in Israel, a difference of 3.3%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Nigeria ahead.

Israel ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 153 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7.2%	11.8%	4.6%	Nigeria
1970s	7.7%	10.2%	2.4%	Nigeria
1980s	8.2%	10.7%	2.4%	Nigeria
1990s	10.9%	10.8%	0.1%	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemicals, Israel or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 25.7% against 22.4% in Israel as of 1996.
What is the difference in chemicals between Israel and Nigeria?: 3.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Nigeria?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 1996.
How do Israel and Nigeria rank globally for chemicals?: Israel ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th 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: 03 September 2026

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).