Which has higher chemicals, Jamaica or United States?

United States, at 19.2% against 18.8% in Jamaica as of 2024.

What is the difference in chemicals between Jamaica and United States?

0.4%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United States?

33 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.

Jamaica vs United States: Chemicals

Jamaica

18.8%

in 1996

United States

19.2%

in 2024

Jamaica rank

21st

United States rank

20th

Chemicals over time

Jamaica
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 19.2% against 18.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1963 it was United States ahead.

Jamaica ranks 21st and United States ranks 20th of 153 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4.8%	10.4%	5.6%	United States
1970s	18.1%	9.9%	8.2%	Jamaica
1980s	23.3%	10.2%	13.1%	Jamaica
1990s	20.7%	11.8%	9.0%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemicals, Jamaica or United States?: United States, at 19.2% against 18.8% in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in chemicals between Jamaica and United States?: 0.4%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United States?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 1996.
How do Jamaica and United States rank globally for chemicals?: Jamaica ranks 21st and United States ranks 20th 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: 17 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).