Kenya vs Malaysia: Chemicals
Chemicals over time
- Kenya
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 9.9% against 9.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 62nd and Malaysia ranks 65th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 7.9% | 1.6% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 6.9% | 1.7% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 11.2% | 2.1% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 9.6% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 11.1% | 5.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 10.1% | 2.2% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.5% | 0.5% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chemicals, Kenya or Malaysia?
- Kenya, at 9.9% against 9.7% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in chemicals between Kenya and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for chemicals?
- Kenya ranks 62nd and Malaysia ranks 65th 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).