Which has higher chemicals, Israel or Saudi Arabia?

Israel, at 22.4% against 21.9% in Saudi Arabia as of 2010.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2010.

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 Saudi Arabia: Chemicals

Israel

22.4%

in 2010

Saudi Arabia

21.9%

in 2022

Israel rank

15th

Saudi Arabia rank

16th

Chemicals over time

Israel
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Israel currently reports 22.4% against 21.9% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 153 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8.5%	38.8%	30.3%	Saudi Arabia
2000s	16.4%	36.4%	20.0%	Saudi Arabia
2010s	22.4%	24.8%	2.4%	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemicals, Israel or Saudi Arabia?: Israel, at 22.4% against 21.9% in Saudi Arabia as of 2010.
What is the difference in chemicals between Israel and Saudi Arabia?: 0.5%, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Saudi Arabia?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2010.
How do Israel and Saudi Arabia rank globally for chemicals?: Israel ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 16th 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).