Which has higher chemicals, Kuwait or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 25.7% against 22.8% in Kuwait as of 1996.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 1967 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.

Kuwait vs Nigeria: Chemicals

Kuwait

22.8%

in 2021

Nigeria

25.7%

in 1996

Kuwait rank

14th

Nigeria rank

12th

Chemicals over time

Kuwait
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 25.7% against 22.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 2.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Nigeria ahead.

Kuwait ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 153 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.2%	8.5%	6.3%	Nigeria
1970s	9.7%	10.2%	0.5%	Nigeria
1980s	7.4%	10.7%	3.3%	Nigeria
1990s	3.8%	10.8%	7.0%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemicals, Kuwait or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 25.7% against 22.8% in Kuwait as of 1996.
What is the difference in chemicals between Kuwait and Nigeria?: 2.9%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 1996.
How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for chemicals?: Kuwait ranks 14th 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).