Malawi vs Nicaragua: Chemicals

Malawi
3.1%
in 2021
Nicaragua
2.9%
in 2024
Malawi rank
132nd
Nicaragua rank
134th

Chemicals over time

  • Malawi
  • Nicaragua
010203040196319932024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 132nd and Nicaragua ranks 134th of 153 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 9.5% 5.8% 3.7% Malawi
1970s 10.5% 8.6% 1.8% Malawi
1980s 13.4% 10.1% 3.3% Malawi
1990s 17.3% 7.3% 10.0% Malawi
2000s 7.7% 3.9% 3.9% Malawi
2010s 5.9% 3.0% 2.9% Malawi
2020s 3.1% 2.7% 0.5% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemicals, Malawi or Nicaragua?
Malawi, at 3.1% against 2.9% in Nicaragua as of 2021.
What is the difference in chemicals between Malawi and Nicaragua?
0.2%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nicaragua?
47 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
How do Malawi and Nicaragua rank globally for chemicals?
Malawi ranks 132nd and Nicaragua ranks 134th 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

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
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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).