Korea vs Spain: Chemicals
Chemicals over time
- Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Korea currently reports 12.1% against 11.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Spain ahead.
Korea ranks 47th and Spain ranks 49th of 153 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 10.3% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 10.6% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 9.9% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.9% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 9.0% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 11.8% | 1.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 12.4% | 0.8% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chemicals, Korea or Spain?
- Korea, at 12.1% against 11.6% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in chemicals between Korea and Spain?
- 0.5%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Spain rank globally for chemicals?
- Korea ranks 47th and Spain ranks 49th 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).